Article: MoneyGram Completes Comprehensive Recapitalization with Investor Group Led By Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Goldman Sachs.

MINNEAPOLIS -- MoneyGram International, Inc. (NYSE:MGI) today announced that it has successfully completed the transaction with an investment group (the "Investors") led by Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (THL) and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Goldman Sachs), to provide for a comprehensive recapitalization of the Company. Components of the recapitalization include the following:

* The Investors, which include affiliates of THL and affiliates of Goldman Sachs, have purchased $760 million of Series B and Series B-1 Preferred Stock, convertible into 79% of the common equity of the Company at an initial conversion price of $2.50 per share.

* The Company has also received $500 ...

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