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HCA's magic act; Going private hinges on unlikely bid to make a mountain of debt vanish.

Publication: Modern Healthcare
Publication Date: 14-AUG-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: Todd Sloane Assistant Managing Editor Op-Ed

One thing we can say for certain about HCA is that its corporate culture is not exactly risk-averse. This is a company that has always lived on the edge, whether the nearby abyss is legal or financial. The current leveraged buyout plan, led by a team of private-equity barons and HCA executives, is breathtaking in both its scope and its risk.

One might assume that with $33 billion on the line, these fat cats know what they are doing, and maybe they do-if we look at...

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