Merrill Deal Yields $6.2B in Capital
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With another quarter of massive writedowns looming, Merrill Lynch today announced a deal to raise up to $6.2 billion by selling discounted stock to two investors. Up to $5 billion will come from Temasek Holdings, Singapore's state-owned investment company. The other $1.2 billion comes from money managers Davis Selected Advisors, the Wall Street Journal reports. • The newly created common stock is being sold for $48 a share, 14% lower than Friday’s closing price. Neither company will have a hand in Merrill’s management. Merrill also agreed to sell its middle-market commercial-finance business to GE Capital. The bank is expected to write down $8 billion in mortgage-related losses this quarter, after $8.4 billion in Q3.
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