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Wells Fargo, Fifth Third, Others Support Sycamore Staples Buy

Sycamore Partners will acquire Staples for $10.25 per share in cash, or approximately $6.9 billion. UBS Investment Bank, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies, Wells Fargo Bank and Fifth Third Bank are providing debt financing for the transaction.

Barclays, Citi, Others Finance CD&R Waterworks Buy

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice closed an agreement with HD Supply Holding to acquire its Waterworks business unit for $2.5 billion. Through a carve-out transaction, Waterworks will become an independent company, wholly-owned by CD&R funds.