In: Finance
1. Why would a company potentially seek funding by way of its revolving credit facilities as opposed to the bond market?
2. Why did recently many companies issue bonds to pay down their revolving credit facilities despite the fact that the rates on bonds are significantly higher than the rates on revolving credit facilities?
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A revolving credit facility is a form of lending arrangement where the lenders approves the maximum permissible borrowing limit, and the borrower can borrow any amount upto the approved limit at any time required.
A revolving credit facility may be preferred by a company over the bond market because :