Article: Comdisco-Tyco Deal Falls Apart.

By Rob Kaiser, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 1--Talks to sell bankrupt Comdisco Inc.'s largest remaining unit to Tyco International Ltd. fell apart late Thursday, accoording to a source familiar with the discussions.

Tyco's bid for Comdisco's information technology leasing business was set to expire at midnight.

While earlier in the day the deal appeared to be complete--and Comdisco set a Friday morning meeting to announce it to employees--the transaction later dissolved.

TheDeal.com, which reports on bankruptcies, attributed the breakup to Tyco's recent stock plunge.

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