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• Clear Channel Seeks to Buy Time With $2.1 Billion Bond Exchange

  Clear Channel Communications Inc., seeking to address more than $10.1 billion of debt due in 2016 before interest rates reverse, is offering to exchange $2.1 billion of notes for debt that matures in 2021.

• Thomas H. Lee’s Sperling Says M&A `Harder to Come by' (Audio)

  Scott Sperling, co-president of buyout firm Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, says M&A deals are harder to come by." Sperling talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and MichaeMcKee on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Surveillance."

• Clear Channel Outdoor Rises on Julis Comments at Sohn Conference

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. rose after Canyon Partners LLC’s Mitchell Julis said the operator of more than 750,000 advertising displays rewards shareholders as it layers on debt.

• Nielsen to Sell Expositions Unit to Onex for $950 Million

  Onex Corp., Canada’s biggest buyout firm, agreed to acquire Nielsen Holdings NV’s tradeshow unit for $950 million in cash.

• Compucom Systems Said to Cut Rate on $580 Million Loan For LBO

  Compucom Systems Inc., a provider of information technology services, cut the rate on a $580 million term loan it’s seeking to back its buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

• THL’s Sperling Says Deal Makers Cautious in Economy

  Scott Sperling, co-president of private-equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, said economic uncertainty is making investors like him wary about doing deals.

• Black’s Apollo ‘Selling Everything’ as Prices Have Risen

  Leon Black, chief executive officer of buyout firm Apollo Global Management LLC, said prices for traditional buyouts have risen so much that it’s a good time to sell.

• DTCC Creates New Loan Product; Compucom Seeks Buyout Financing

  The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. unveiled a new product that will allow participants in the syndicated-loan market to accurately record the amount allocated to them in a debt deal, as companies from Compucom Systems Inc. to La Frontera Generation LLC seek to raise capital in the loan market.

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  Is the Dell Stub the Right Investment for You?: Real M&A

  Blackstone Group LP and Carl Icahn’s bids for Dell Inc. are employing a rarely used deal tactic that has yielded both big payouts and big losses for shareholders.

• Thomas H. Lee to Acquire CompuCom for Undisclosed Amount

  Thomas H. Lee Partners LP agreed to buy CompuCom Systems Inc., a provider of information technology services, from private-equity firm Court Square Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount.

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