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$25B Sallie Mae Buyout on the Rocks

Credit market implosion leaves buyer looking for the door

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 27, 2007 9:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – Sallie Mae doesn’t look like such a bargain at $25 billion anymore, and J.C. Flowers & Co. is trying to renegotiate—or escape—its deal to acquire the student lender, citing the credit market implosion and legislation to reform student loan practices. It’...   Read full story »

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