Xylem raised $1.5 billion through 3 bond sales to help pay for its planned pump-business purchase. The funding supports the purchase, but interest payments add costs, and the filing gives no expected sales or profit from the deal to show how it changes Xylem's outlook.
The funding helps Xylem pay for the planned purchase, but the company must also make interest payments for years. The filing gives no expected sales or profit from the pump businesses, so this news alone does not show how the purchase may change Xylem's business.
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