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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 10:02 pm
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number_6
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Originally Posted by headinclouds
Wasn't Texas Pacific group involved in the 1st US Airways bankruptcy exit financing? And are they not also involved in the QF takeover?
Yes, they are involved in lots of takeovers now -- QF, IB, AZ and a couple of others too. With a long history of making tons of money at the edges of the system, going back 15 years. They now have over USD 30 billion under management, so can afford to have lots of deals going on at once.
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