21 May 2026 20:19 UTC - by Chunzi Xu
Bird Construction Readies Its First Corporate Bond Sale
➤ This move follows a significant partnership with BCE Inc. to construct data centers, with Bird Construction acting as the lead partner for a major project in Saskatchewan.
➤ The debt is expected to mature in five to seven years, and the company has received a BBB (low) issuer rating from Morningstar DBRS.
➤ Bird Construction, a Canadian building firm, is preparing to issue its first corporate bond, aiming to raise approximately C$250 million.
Bird Construction, a Canadian building firm recently named the lead construction partner for a data center in Saskatchewan, is looking to sell bonds for the first time, and aims to raise around C$250 million ($181 million), according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The new debt will probably mature in five to seven years, the people said, asking not to be identified as they aren’t authorized to speak publicly on the transaction. The company received an issuer rating of BBB (low) with a stable trend from Morningstar DBRS, the lowest investment grade ranking.
BCE Inc., the parent of Canadian telecom company Bell Canada, last week said it had formalized a long-term partnership with Bird to build data centers over multiple years. It also said Bird was lead construction partner for its 300 megawatt data center in Saskatchewan, whose backers also include CoreWeave Inc.
Executives at Bird Construction will be speaking with investors in Toronto and Montreal early next week, Bloomberg reported. A spokesperson for the firm didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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