date:Mar 22, 2013
Ketchup giant H.J. Heinz took more key steps Thursday toward funding its $28 billion acquisition by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, moving to an all-dollar loans package while drumming up huge demand for a new bond issue.
As Heinz tries to cement another piece of funding for the largest buyout in the history of the food industry, bankers said the company had dropped plans for euro- and sterling-denominated loans due to strong demand from US investors.
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