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PE-Backed Energy Future Posts Q1 Profit

Posted on: May 3, 2009 by PEHub Administrator1 Comment »

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Privately owned power company Energy Future Holdings Corp reported a $442 million quarterly profit on Friday, compared with a big loss a year earlier, a plus for the three private equity firms that bought it for $32 billion. The buyout of TXU Corp, as it was formerly known, was the largest [...]

LPs On Hook For Giant Break-Up Fees

Posted on: February 28, 2007 by David M. TollNo Comments »

The TXU energy deal looks destined to become the biggest buyout ever. But the deal already may have set a record for the largest reverse break-up fee ever agreed to—an eye-popping $1 billion.  In just the last two years, reverse break-up fees have become a common feature of going-privates and other large LBO transactions, a [...]