Article: Following Acquisition, BAS Defers Aussie Deal.(ABC Learning Centres, Banc of America Securities L.L.C.)(Brief article)

The transaction for Queensland, Australia-based ABC Learning Centres Ltd., which was set to price last week, has been deferred to "the fourth quarter of 2006 or the first quarter of next year," a source at Banc of America Securities said.

The company, the largest listed global provider of childcare services, was seeking $100 million of senior notes with a reportedly potential upsize via sole agent BAS, sources said last week.

The company needs more time to integrate its latest acquisition, Australia-based competitor Kids Campus Ltd., which it will finalize next month, according to the source at BAS. Other factors triggered the deferral decision, ...

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