Posted AT 2:03 AM EDT on 21/05/08
Debt details snag BCE buyout
The fight to close the $35-billion purchase of
BCE Inc. is zeroing in on concessions the buyers can make to their banks on interest rates and other loan terms, with a price cut a last resort.
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