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29 June 2017 By Lauren Silva Laughlin

Private equity firm Sycamore is paying an 18 pct premium for the office supplies retailer whose revenue is falling. Even with generous assumptions, the buyout hardly passes return hurdles. Sycamore will need to flex superhuman turnaround muscles for this deal to pay off.

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