Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. (“PTL”) and its wholly owned subsidiary PTL Finance Corporation announced they have issued an aggregate of $1.0 billion of senior notes in two tranches with 5.5 year and 10 year maturities at rates of 2.875% percent and 4.25 percent, respectively. The first series matures in 2018 and the second in 2023. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay borrowings on PTL’s bank revolver and its credit facility from General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC). This is the fourth successful offering PTL has completed since May, 2012. The current offering was managed by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities. [Read more...]