The world's biggest iron ore producer Rio Tinto will raise $9 billion in U.S. investment-grade bonds as it seeks to fund its recently-closed buyout of Arcadium Lithium, the miner said on Wednesday. Rio is offering the fixed and floating rate debt in eight tranches with terms varying from two years to 40 years.

(Reuters) - The world's biggest iron ore producer Rio Tinto is offering $9 billion in U.S. investment-grade bonds as the miner seeks funding for its recently-closed buyout of Arcadium Lithium, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) sold $9B of U.S. investment-grade bonds, as the miner raised funds for its recently-closed buyout of Arcadium Lithium, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The debt was sold in eight parts,

Rio Tinto Group said it’s seeking to sell bonds in the US to help repay a bridging loan used to finance its $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium Plc.

Australian mining group Rio Tinto has finalised the takeover of the lithium producer Arcadium from the USA, which was announced in October. The

Rio Tinto is tapping the US investment-grade bond market Tuesday to raise between $7-billion and $9-billion for its just-closed acquisition of Arcadium Lithium, according to people familiar with the matter.

The deal positions Rio Tinto as the ultimate parent company of Arcadium Lithium, now renamed Rio Tinto Lithium.

Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) is raising $9 billion through U.S. investment-grade bonds to refinance its $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium PLC (NYSE:ALTM), Bloomberg reported. The debt offering,

Rio Tinto has completed its acquisition of Arcadium Lithium plc ("Arcadium Lithium") (NYSE: ALTM) (ASX: LTM) for $6.7 billion, following the sanctioning of the Scheme of Arrangement by the Royal Court of Jersey on 5 March.

Rio Tinto has successfully raised $9bn through a US investment-grade bond sale to fund its acquisition of Arcadium Lithium, reported Bloomberg, citing sources. The debt was divided into eight segments,