By Chelsea Naso ( November 14, 2014, 6:08 PM EST) -- Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. is said to be preparing to sell about $10 billion in bonds to help finance its $43 billion acquisition of Ireland-based Covidien Plc, but the offering could stretch higher, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the deal. U.S.-based Medtronic plans to redomicile in Ireland in a so-called inversion deal to allow it to take advantage of lower corporate tax rates, but the company is looking into taking on about $16 billion in debt for the deal after a tax-rule change from the Obama administration, the report said....
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