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ByteDance’s $29.6bn loan is not a rescue financing, it is what an AI arms race looks like on a profitable balance sheet

ByteDance has reportedly expanded a planned $20 billion syndicated loan to $29.6 billion after lender demand exceeded $30 billion. The TikTok owner is considering as much as $70 billion of 2026 capital spending, largely around AI infrastructure, yet the loan is priced more cheaply than its previous offshore facility. For one of the world’s most valuable private companies, the financing shows how profitable AI leaders are beginning to combine enormous internal cash generation with public-company-scale debt markets.
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Carrick investors can take an 11x return on Saviynt, but the firm is putting another $255m in

Carrick Capital has closed a $600 million continuation vehicle around Saviynt while committing $255 million of fresh capital to the identity-security company. The more revealing numbers are Saviynt’s growth from roughly $10 million to more than $300 million in ARR and the 11-times gross cash-out option offered to Carrick’s original investors.