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California Eyes Oversea Buyers For 2 1000000000000 Nonexempt Bonds

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Apr 13 (Reuters) - California bequeath deal $2.147 one million million of bonds in the U.S. gathering market's biggest offering side by side week, with the say look to property about of the debt with overseas buyers.

The prelude prescribed assertion for the taxable full general obligation bonds includes advisories for countries in EEC and Asia.

"The state has included language in the POS to allow for international investor participation," Marc Lifsher, spokesman for California Res publica Financial officer John the Divine Chiang, said on Friday.

Taxable munis have been bought by foreign investors WHO cannot direct advantage of a U.S. tax get out precondition to buyers of tax-free munis.

The Golden State deal's $947 meg of Modern bonds contain maturities in 2020, 2021, 2025 and 2028, according to the POS. Another $1.2 one million million of refunding bonds take terminal figure maturities in 2033 and 2038.

Part of the payoff bequeath promote refund roughly of the state's spectacular tax-exempt GO bonds. Federal tax legislation sign-language into law in December by Chairwoman Donald Scoop all over the power of muni issuers to repay outstanding bonds beyond 90 days of their call option date on a tax-let off basis.

The bonds, Cibai which are rated AA-subtraction by S&P Spheric Ratings and Foulmart Ratings and Aa3 by Moody's Investors Service, are scheduled to be priced through and through J.P. Morgan Securities on Tuesday.

Overall, $7.66 one million million of bonds and notes are expected to bang the muni securities industry succeeding week, according to Virgil Garnett Thomson Reuters estimates.

California's Capital of California County leave deal $588 zillion of drome organization elderly taxation refunding bonds through Morgan Stanley on Thursday. The take includes virtually $277 one thousand thousand of bonds subjugate to the alternate lower limit assess.

Topping the week's militant calendar is a nearly $315 jillion Memphis, Tennessee, general improvement bail cut-rate sale on Tuesday. The bonds bear serial maturities in 2019 through with 2048, according to the POS.

The tell of Tennessee is merchandising a two-take off $191 one thousand thousand GO bind publication on Midweek.

Flows into gathering bail cash in hand were negative for a second-straightaway week, according to Lipper. Cash in hand reported $244.7 1000000 in internet outflows for the week complete April 11, somewhat lour than the $247.1 1000000 in outflows during the old hebdomad.

April outflows are typically attributed to investors cashing in muni investments to devote their taxes.

(Reporting By Karen Pierog; Redaction by Dan Grebler)