The MAC was the inability of the buyout firms involved to obtain appropriate financing due to the recent structural changes in the credit markets.
Harman/Levinson/Proceed/Lexicon/Revel/ Deal Busted
Two Private Equity Firms Back Out of $8 Billion Buyout of Audio Equipment Maker Harman International.
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