UK-based Vedanta Resources, the parent of India's Vedanta, has raised USD 800 million from global investors through a new bond issue. The proceeds will be used to prepay the company's outstanding debt due in 2028. Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC (VRF) said in a Singapore exchange filing that it has raised USD 800 million by issuing new bonds. The issue comprises two tranches of bonds -- one with an aggregate principal amount of USD 300 million of 10.25 per cent bonds due in 2028 and the other involving an aggregate principal amount of USD 500 million of 11.25 per cent bonds due in 2031. The bids were received from existing as well as new set of investors across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and the US with more than 90 per cent participation from asset/fund managers across both tranches. As per VRF's stock exchange notification, the final allocation of the bonds includes 32 per cent from Asia, 36 per cent from EMEA, and 32 per cent from US for the bonds