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After $2-billion asking price for Ascensus gets no bites, Genstar and Aquiline opt to sell 25% stake to juice roll-up kitty

Atlas Merchant Capital and GIC are the new financiers but the capital raise suggests inorganic growth is still Plan A

Author Oisin Breen March 11, 2019 at 6:39 PM
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Bob Guillocheau: [This] most certainly isn’t a climb-down; to the contrary, I’d say that it reflects our existing owners’ bullishness.

Martha Williams

Martha Williams

March 12, 2019 — 7:18 PM
Please correct photo. Aaron's photo is not correctly labeled.
Brooke Southall

Brooke Southall

March 12, 2019 — 8:24 PM
Should be fixed now. Sorry and thanks.

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