Nuance launches $300M debt offering

• Nuance (NUAN -1.1%) has launched a $300M offering of senior notes due 2024. Net proceeds will be used for "general corporate purposes," and potentially for acquisitions.
• The voice recognition software/service provider over $340M and over $2.1B in debt at the end of March. In early March, Nuance agreed to buy back $500M worth of shares from Carl Icahn.