Gone Clubbing - Mergers and Acquisitions - CFO.com

"When private-equity firms go 'clubbing,' it's not to the latest hot spot. This past March, seven blue-chip private-equity groups announced that, as a syndicate, they would put up close to $11.3 billion to purchase data-processing and business-continuity specialist SunGard Data Systems Inc. in what is known as a 'club' deal."