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NORWALK, Conn. November 5, 2009 (AP)

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The company, based in Norwalk, Conn., said the deal is valued at $5.2 billion including the assumption of debt.

The announcement comes after weeks of speculation following media reports in October that the company was on the auction block. On Oct. 20, the company said it is exploring a variety of strategic alternatives, but did not mention the possibility of a sale. A day prior to that, media reports prompted speculation that the company could be sold to a private equity firm, potentially garnering a 30 percent premium. (Ver...)

Ha sido adquirida por TPG Capital:


TPG Capital is the global buyout group of TPG, a leading private investment firm founded in 1992 with approximately $45 billion of assets under management and offices in San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, New York, Fort Worth, Washington, D.C., Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, Paris, Luxembourg, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. TPG Capital has extensive experience with global public and private investments executed through leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, spinouts, joint ventures and restructurings. TPG Capital’s healthcare investments have included Axcan Pharma, Biomet, Fenwal, IASIS Healthcare, Quintiles Transnational, and Surgical Care Affiliates, among others. TPG’s technology investments have included SunGard, Fidelity National Information Services, Sabre Holdings, Aptina, Avaya, and Intergraph, among others.


y por CPP:


The CPP Investment Board is a professional investment management organization that invests the funds not needed by the Canada Pension Plan to pay current benefits on behalf of 17 million Canadian contributors and beneficiaries.