AstraZeneca, Elanco, Roper, Apache, AerCap price; United Technologies firms

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Aug. 14 – Deal volume remained strong in the high-grade primary market on Tuesday with new issuance bringing the week to date total to more than $23 billion.

AstraZeneca plc sold $3 billion of notes in four tranches.

Elanco Animal Health Inc. priced a $2 billion offering of senior notes in three tranches.

Roper Technologies, Inc. came with $1.5 billion of senior notes in two tranches.

Apache Corp. sold $1 billion of 10-year senior notes.

Southern Co. priced an upsized $750 million of floating-rate notes.

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC and AerCap Global Aviation Trust sold $600 million of seven-year guaranteed senior notes.

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. also brought $400 million of 10-year senior notes to the primary market.

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or World Bank, priced $1 billion of two-year global floating-rate notes based on the new Secured Overnight Financing Rate benchmark.

Tuesday’s strong deal pace followed more than $14 billion of volume on Monday that was led by an $11 billion seven-tranche offering of notes from United Technologies Corp. In the secondary market, United Technologies’ senior notes (Baa1/BBB+) tightened.

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