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Saudi Gazette – A seven-member investor group including billionaire George Soros and Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell have agreed to purchase failed lender IndyMac Bank, one of the largest casualties of the housing bust, for $13.9 billion.

IndyMac, which specialized in loans made with little down payment or proof of assets, was seized by the government in July after a run on the bank as the US housing market collapsed.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday that a holding company led by Steven Mnuchin, co-chief executive of private equity firm Dune Capital Management, agreed to buy IndyMac in a deal reached Wednesday.

The investors have formed a partnership, called IMB Management Holdings LP, that includes Dell’s investment firm, MSD Capital.

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New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Several hedge fund firms led by J.C. Flowers & Co., are closing in on a deal to purchase the assets of IndyMac, the failed mortgage lender, as of Sunday.

The group of firms, which also include Paulson & Co. and Dune Capital Management, would buy the bank’s 33 branches, along with its $176 billion loan-servicing portfolio and its reverse-mortgage unit.

The IndyMac Bank unit was seized by regulators in July after clients moved to withdrawal $1.3 billion in cash in little over a week.  The result was one of the worst U.S. bank failures in history, from a firm who managed $32 billion in assets.

Paulson & Co. is a New York-based hedge fund run by famed manager John Paulson.  In the midst of one of the worst years for hedge funds to date, Paulson’s funds have managed to reap consistent returns.

Dune Capital Management is a New York-based private equity firm, founded in 2004 by ex-Goldman employees Steven Mnuchin and Daniel Niedich.

J.C. Flowers & Co., another New York-based firm, was founded in 2001 by billionaire J. Christopher Flowers, also formerly of Goldman.  In 2007, the company was close to purchasing loan servicer Sallie Mae for $25 billion.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp is being advised on the sale by Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank.  A deal is expected to be finalized by the end of this year.

Julie Scuderi
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