San Antonio, Texas - Radio broadcaster Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) has announced its sale to private equity firms Bain Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners, for $17.9 billion or $36 per share -- ending litigation between Clear Channel, the private equity firms and a consortium of banks funding the deal. The original value of the deal was $39.20 per share in October 2007, but the banks involved later got cold feet in light of the current credit climate, and the private equity firms sued to enforce the agreement.

Boston - A Texas judge has ordered several banks to follow through with funding the $19.5 billion acquisition of radio network giant Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, the Associated Press reported. The two private equity firms filed lawsuits on Wednesday against the group of banks, claiming that they were reneging on their agreements to provide long-term financing for the deal.

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Washington - The U.S. Justice Dept. has approved the buyout of radio giant Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) by private equity firms Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, provided the company divest radio stations in Cincinnati, Houston, Las Vegas and San Francisco.