Community Health, Varietal, EGL Plan Debt Sales: U.S. Corporate Bond Alert

(Bloomberg) -- Community Health System Inc., whose
purchase of Triad Hospitals Inc. will make it the biggest publicly
traded U.S. hospital company, and Varietal Distribution Merger Sub
Inc. are among borrowers seeking to raise at least $47.4 billion
of bonds in the U.S., according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Companies have sold $17.3 billion of bonds this week,
compared with $31.5 billion in the same period last week. Sales
year-to-date total $590.9 billion, up from $519 billion a year
ago.


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