Musk's xAI Launches $5 Billion Debt Sale Through Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is shopping a $5 billion debt package for Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI Corp., according to a person familiar with the matter.
The package, launched on Monday, includes a term loan B, a fixed-rate term loan and senior secured notes, said the person, who was not authorized to share the information publicly.
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