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BCE buyout: One year and waiting

On Saturday, June 30, 2007, a group led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan agreed to pay C$52.3 billion ($51.8 billion) or C$42.75 per share for BCE Inc., the owner of Canada's largest telecom operator. It was the largest buyout announcement ever. No one could have foreseen the topsy-turvy ride the deal would take in the ensuing 12 months.    ...


BCE finale set for August

Could the epic saga of the BCE Inc. buyout finally be easing into its denouement? A report in The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper, might make you think so....


BCE buyers score legal victory

The Supreme Court of Canada approves the acquisition, all that's left is getting bankers to finance it.


Canada's top court to rule on BCE

Bondholders say the $51 billion sale to Teachers Private Capital and three PE firms treats them unfairly.


Banks selling Clear Channel debt at a discount

Banks may have whittled down the leveraged debt overhang, but they're still having to offer sizable discounts to entice buyers to take the rest off their books.  ...


Canada's top court hears BCE case

Canada's Supreme Court heard BCE's appeal Tuesday, but did not say when it might rule.


A new equilibrium

Wall street's financial sponsor groups were in fine fettle during the run-up to the credit crisis, but now they eye smaller deals, look overseas for new business and prepare for the day when big buyouts return.


Canadian Supreme Court to hear BCE case

Shares of BCE Inc. shot up after the close of trading on Monday after the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear an appeal of a ruling that would stifle the Canadian telecom's C$51.7 billion ($51.6 billion) leveraged buyout....


Risk arb update: BCE

The Canadian Supreme Court will decide by this week if it will hear the legality of the C$5.2 billion ($52.6 billion) buyout of BCE Inc. by Teachers' Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity.


Minor victory for BCE

BCE Inc. signaled a small win Monday as the Supreme Court of Canada has outlined an accelerated timetable for the Canadian telecom giant's case brought by its bondholders....


BCE buyout hits another snag

The world's biggest buyout has hit its second major snag in a week. A Quebec appeals court has sided with dissident debtholders who claimed that the C$51.7 billion ($52.7 billion) purchase of BCE Inc. is unfair to those holding debentures issued by the Canadian telecom giant main unit. ...


Clear Channel sparks BCE optimism

If anyone was glad to hear the news that the Clear Channel Communications Inc. buyout is inching toward a resolution, it was the long-suffering shareholders of Canadian telecom giant BCE Inc....



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