Clear Channel Buyers Reach Funding Deal

It appears Clear Channel Communications (CCU Quote) shareholders won't get as much as they were promised by the two firms looking to take the company private, but at least they're going to get a deal.

CNBC reported late Tuesday that private-equity companies Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital have agreed to a new pact with a group of banks that had initially balked at fully funding the deal, settling on a purchase price of $18 billion, or $36 a share. That compares to the earlier buyout price that was set at $39.20 a share.

Shares of Clear Channel were recently up $1.37, or 4.2%, at $34.25. The stock is now up nearly 15% over the last two sessions. ...