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Guitar Center bought by Bain Capital Partner

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Jun 27th, 2007 • Category: News for Creatives (archives)

“Guitar Center Inc., the largest U.S. retailer of musical instruments, agreed to be bought by Bain Capital Partners LLC for $1.9 billion. Bain will pay $63 a share in cash, Guitar Center said today in a statement. That’s 26 percent more than Guitar Center’s closing price yesterday of $50.06. The buyout firm will also assume Guitar Center’s debt, bringing the total transaction value to $2.1 billion.”

From Bloomberg.com

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