Cerberus Pulls Plug on $6.1bn ACS Takeover Bid
Private equity firm Cerberus yesterday withdrew its $6.1bn takeover bid for BPO firm Affiliated Computer Services because of "poor conditions in the debt financing markets." Full story »
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