Aetna raises $13 billion via bond offering for proposed purchase of Humana (HUM-NYSE, $187.36)

The implication, that may be derived from the bond issuance, is that the planned acquisition of Humana by Aetna, in a cash and stock swap, is very much on track for a second half 2016 close.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/aetna-raises-13-billion-in-bond-sale-to-finance-humana-bid-2016-06-02?siteid=yhoof2