TPG lands airline buy with all-cash offer

TPG Capital has succeeded in gaining board approval from US airline Midwest Air for its sweetened all-cash $450m (€335m) offer, in a sign that buyout firms are willing to forego debt financing to push through deals amid credit market paralysis.

TPG's bid, which trumped a competing offer from trade rival AirTran, presented "greater value and certainty" for Midwest shareholders, the company said.

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