Alphabet taps euro bond market with six-tranche offering amid AI spending surge


Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of Alphabet logo in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

May 5 (Reuters) - Alphabet on ⁠Tuesday disclosed that it was selling euro-denominated bonds ⁠across six tranches, months after it raised about $32 billion ‌in debt by tapping the dollar, sterling and Swiss franc markets.

The Google parent is selling at least 3 billion euro ($3.5 billion) in bonds, ​Bloomberg News reported, citing a person with ⁠knowledge of the matter.

Google ⁠did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The ⁠world's ‌largest technology companies are increasingly tapping debt markets to fund costly artificial intelligence ambitions, marking a shift ⁠from Silicon Valley's traditional reliance on cash ​for investments.

Big Tech ‌is now expected to spend more than $700 billion on ⁠AI infrastructure ​this year, a sharp increase from $410 billion in 2025.

Last week, Alphabet raised its annual capital spending forecast by $5 billion to between $180 ⁠billion and $190 billion, and said it ​was planning another significant increase in 2027.

Analysts said Google is capturing a large share of new computing demand, helped by its ⁠AI tools for businesses and custom chips that have attracted customers such as Anthropic.

The latest bond sale from Alphabet closely follows a $25 billion raise by Meta through investment-grade bonds ​last week.

Alphabet's almost $32 billion raise in ⁠February included a rare 100-year bond, which was the tech ​industry's first since a similar issuance ‌from Motorola that dates back to ​1997, according to LSEG data.

($1 = 0.8558 euros)

(Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)

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