(Bloomberg) A consortium of private equity firms reached an agreement to buy medical supply company Medline Industries Inc. in what would be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of all time.The group, comprising Blackstone Group Inc., Carlyle Group Inc. and Hellman & Friedman, will take a majority stake in Medline. Singapore’s GIC Pte will also invest as part of the partnership, the consortium said in a statement Saturday.The transaction is valued at more than $30 billion, according to people
people are trying to get through. we re talking to people who are coming through now. it has taken them 3 to 3 1/2 hours. as far as the eye can see you can see people and the folks we ve just spoken to who have come through here said it s about a half block further than that. so just an incredible number of people. i have some people who have just come through that security cordon. the higgins/mills family. how long did it take you, and is it worth it? it took us three hours and 20 minutes and absolutely. sounds like you counted every minute of that. yep. yep. we had it on a timer. reporter: this is a special night. you have tickets so you can get a little closer to the stage if you can because it is extraordinarily crowded up there. your son is singing in the choir. that s right. my son zachary is performing today as part of the choir, which is a great honor. this has touched everybody in philadelphia. this is such a great event for the world but certainly this city. what
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