On June 5th buy-out funds run by TPG and Goldman Sachs sold Alltel, an American cellular operator to Verizon Wireless at a slight premium.

6月5号，TPG以及高盛旗下的收购基金将一家美国移动电话运营商卖给了Verizon无线并获取了少量收益。

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Verizon Wireless’s borrowings swelled when the carrier bought Alltel Corp. to become the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, taking on more than $20 billion in debt.

从Verizon收购Alltel而成为全美最大移动公司那时起，Verizon无线的债务就一直扩大，额度超过了200亿美元。

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Cellphone carrier Alltel has attracted a party of suitors with its solid growth and healthy balance sheet.

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Alltel's private-equity suitors were probably also attracted by the firm's efforts to streamline itself.

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If Alltel wants to grow, the government is planning to auction off more wireless spectrum licenses later this year.

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