1. By bringing the two parties together and structuring a transaction involving the use of Floating Rate Agreements, an overall package can be brought to the market. 2. It is now necessary to consider when a commercial transaction is so structured that it cannot be said that the parties are dealing on standard terms at all. 3. Also, the Bank of America helped structure the transaction and acted as lead agent. 4. American General also said it would willing to consider other ways to structure the transaction, including a tax-free exchange of American General stock to Unitrin shareholders. 5. Analysts expressed doubt that either company could raise enough money to buy the other, and questioned how a proposed transaction could be structured. 6. Andersen has admitted that it erred in concluding that the Rhythms transaction was structured properly under the SPE non-consolidation rules. 7. But he has also said he structured the transactions so that there would not be a possible disclosure of the large cash withdrawal to any Clinton political opponents. 8. But it could result in lower taxes for some investors who do not know how to structure transactions to take advantage of the current tax rules. 9. Global Crossing was careful to structure the transactions so that the money it spent would not show up in its cash flow number. 10. Kmart and Green should be able to structure another transaction, analysts said. |