Banks stack up on broadcasting buyout

US buyout group TPG Capital is understood to have navigated one of the most complex banking syndicates seen for a European, mid-market leveraged finance deal to buy Deutsche Telekom's Media and Broadcast Unit.

According to sources close to the deal, the €850m ($1.3bn) paid to secure Europe's largest telecommunications company's broadcasting unit comprised equity from TPG as well as debt from at least nine banks.

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