Borders Secures More Favorable Financing from Biggest Shareholder
April 8th, 2008
Borders Group Inc.’s biggest shareholder, William A. Ackman, has extended new financing terms to the retailer that further incentivize it to sell to a buyer by October 1st. The terms between BGI and Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management were re-negotiated after other financiers expressed interest in backing Borders. The Wall Street Journal (Apr. 8, 2008) Paid subscription may be required.
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