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Hopes rise for fast GM bankruptcy exit

By John Reed in London, Bernard Simon in Detroit, Bertand Benoit in Berlin, and Daniel Schäfer in Frankfurt

Published: May 28 2009 16:15 | Last updated: May 28 2009 19:17

General Motors’ hopes of finding a faster exit from bankruptcy rose on Thursday after some of its biggest bondholders agreed to a sweetened 11th hour offer from the troubled carmaker.

Under the terms of the deal, the holders of $27bn of unsecured bonds would get up to 25 per cent of the restructured company, much more than the 10 per cent stake previously proposed.

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