Facebook roundup: IPO, Germany, Windows, location, more

Facebook adds $5.5B in credit – Facebook took on an additional $5.5 billion in credit lines as it prepares for an initial public offering. This will help the company pay the taxes on its employees’ restricted stock units when they vest six months after it goes public. Facebook previously had $2.5 billion in credit. Now it has a $5-billion credit facility and an additional $3-billion bridge facility for a total of $8 billion in credit, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.