Goldman Said Among Prodders of Carlyle’s Getty for Debt Swap
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Investors said to want exchange as condition for Getty funding
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Investor group said to be advised by Akin Gump, Houlihan Lokey
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s investment arm is among the firms pushing Carlyle Group LP to agree to a debt exchange for its Getty Images Inc. as the photo archiver hunts for money, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
As a condition for helping to fund up to $100 million in new capital for Getty, Goldman Sachs Asset Management wants to swap junior-ranked securities into more senior debt, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. GSAM, which supervises nearly $1.2 trillion in assets, is part of an investor group represented by law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and by investment bank Houlihan Lokey Inc., the people said…
Goldman Said Among Prodders of Carlyle’s Getty for Debt Swap