Airbnb secures $1 billion debt facility from US banks
Reuters
Updated: Jun 17, 2016, 07:20 AM IST
PMorgan, Citigroup Inc, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp led the debt deal. Photograph:(Getty)
Follow UsApartment-sharing startup Airbnb Inc. has secured a $1 billion debt facility from some big US banks to aid its new services and finance its expansion plans, a source said.
JPMorgan, Citigroup Inc, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp led the debt deal, the source said.
Airbnb, which expects to achieve profitability in 2016, raised over $100 million in a round of funding late last year.
Bloomberg reported the funding deal earlier on Wednesday.
Citigroup and Bank of America declined to comment.
Representatives at JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley were not immediately available for comment outside regular US business hours.
Priceline, Expedia and other travel companies have been facing increased pressure in their hotel bookings business from the rise of startups such as Airbnb.
(Reuters)
JPMorgan, Citigroup Inc, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp led the debt deal, the source said.
Airbnb, which expects to achieve profitability in 2016, raised over $100 million in a round of funding late last year.
Bloomberg reported the funding deal earlier on Wednesday.
Citigroup and Bank of America declined to comment.
Representatives at JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley were not immediately available for comment outside regular US business hours.
Priceline, Expedia and other travel companies have been facing increased pressure in their hotel bookings business from the rise of startups such as Airbnb.
(Reuters)