Digicel Launches $2.7 Billion Junk-Debt Offering for Refinancing

Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.kicked off a $2.7 billion junk-debt sale as it looks to refinance bonds and loans coming due in the next few years.

The mobile operator, whose business is mainly focused in the Caribbean and Central America, launched a nearly $2 billion two-part bond offering on Wednesday, as well as a $750 million term loan, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who weren’t authorized to speak publicly.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Barclays Plc are among a group of banks leading the financing, the people said.

Bloomberg reported earlier this month that a refinancing ...