Switzerland: Alcon raises €500m with six-year bond issue

Swiss-American eye care company, Alcon, has launched and priced a €500m (US$534m) senior notes issue, due 2028, paying a coupon of  2.375%. It is the first bond issued by the largest eye care device company in the world. The deal was priced to yield 100 basis points (bp) over swaps from initial price talk of…