Hogan Lovells and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have grabbed roles as lead advisors on tech giant Apple’s $6.5bn (£.4.3bn) bond offering this week.

The offering which includes shorter term debt as well as $1.5bn (£990m) of 10-year notes and $2bn (£1.3bn) of 30-year bonds – the longest portion to mature – will be used to fund share buybacks, pay down debt and act as working capital.