Madison Dearborn Partners

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BCE Acquisition Inc., a company organized by an investor group led by Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and affiliates of Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, issued the following statement regarding BCE's announcement today: "The delivery of the solvency opinion is a condition to the completion of the acquisition of BCE. The purchaser has been working closely with BCE to take the actions required by the definitive agreement in connection ...

Stephens to Retire November 30, 2008 BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C. announced today that Duane McDougall will become the new Chairman and CEO of Boise Cascade effective December 1, 2008. McDougall will replace Tom Stephens who has served as Chairman and CEO of Boise Cascade since 2004. McDougall has served on Boise Cascade's Board of Directors since 2004 and has extensive experience in the forest products industry. He served as president and chief executive officer ...

NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/18/08 -- Institutional Investor Events is proud to announce the 7th Annual Distressed Investing Forum on February 23-25, 2009 at the Union League Club in New York City. Produced in association with Credit Investment News and Distressed Investing News, the forum will bring together industry leaders to exchange ideas and strategies on current distressed investment opportunities. The forum will examine how the mounting losses on Wall Street, Main Street and the global economy are presenting a ...

MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE) and Bell Canada announced today that they have commenced cash tender offers for any and all of the outstanding 7.35% Series C Notes due October 30, 2009 (the "Notes") issued by BCE, and any and all of the outstanding 6.15% Debentures, Series M-2, due June 15, 2009 and 5.50% Debentures, Series M-16, due August 12, 2010 (the "Debentures") issued by Bell Canada. The tender offers are being made in connection with the privatization of BCE by an investor group led by Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and affiliates of Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. BCE is offering to purchase the Notes and Bell Canada is offering to purchase the Debentures for a purchase price equal to the Canada Yield Price applicable to the ...

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Yankee Holding Corp. and The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. ("Yankee Candle" or the "Company") today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2008. Yankee Holding Corp. is a holding company formed in connection with the Company's Merger with an affiliate of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC on February 6, 2007 (the "Merger"), and is now the parent company of The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081106/NETH043LOGO ) Total revenue for the third quarter was $181.1 million, a 3.0% increase from the prior year quarter. The increase in revenue was primarily due to increased sales in the Company's domestic and European wholesale businesses and in new retail stores, offset in part by decreased comparable store sales in its Retail business. Comparable store sales in the Company's Retail Segment, excluding its Consumer Direct business and Illuminations stores, decreased 8% over the prior year ...