JC Flowers Mulls Bid For BankUnited -Report
08 Mayo 2009 - 10:04AM
Noticias Dow Jones
J.C. Flowers & Co. is considering an offer for BankUnited
Financial Corp. (BKUNA) unit BankUnited FSB, the troubled Florida
thrift, the Miami Herald reported Friday on its Web site, citing a
person familiar with the matter. The bank faces a Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. deadline of May 14 for prospective investors or
buyers to submit bids. J.C. Flowers declined comment as did
BankUnited. TD Bank Financial Group also is looking at a possible
bid in an effort with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), The Wall
Street Journal reported April 24, citing people familiar with the
situation. Also, the Journal reported that a group of private
equity firms that includes Carlyle Group LLC, W.L. Ross & Co.
and the Blackstone Group LP (BX) has been conducting due diligence
on BankUnited.
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