$1.3 Billion Bain Buy A Sign Of The Times

January 2008 | Private Equity News Alert

The sad state of the U.S. buyout market is illustrated by the news that according to Thomson Financial, Bain Capital's agreement to take Bright Horizons Family Solutions private will be the biggest private equity deal in almost three months. Details of the merger agreement are a sign of the times too. Bain is putting $640 million of cash into the deal, or nearly half the $1.3 billion purchase price for Bright Horizons' equity.

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