Merrill Seeks To Stop Probe Of $8.3B Tribune Buyout

Law360, New York (September 18, 2009, 5:13 PM ET) -- Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. has asked a bankruptcy judge to prevent a Tribune Co. bondholder from investigating Merrill's role in an $8.3 billion leveraged buyout with the now-bankrupt Tribune, arguing that it had already offered to provide the documents being sought outside of court.

Merrill, which helped finance the leveraged buyout, filed a partial objection to Law Debenture Trust Co. of New York's Rule 2004 motion for leave to conduct discovery in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Thursday, asking the judge...
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