HeartWare International Inc. (NSDQ:HTWR) closed a $143 million debt offering and announced the sale of $81.3 million worth of its stock by an investment firm.
The Framingham, Mass.-based cardiac assist firm said it sold $143.8 million worth of the convertible senior notes, including $18.8 million in an over-allotment purchased by underwriter J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. The notes will bear interest at 3.5 percent a year per annum and will mature Dec. 15, 2017.