Wed Aug 20, 5:54 AM ET (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers (LEH.N) Chief Executive Dick Fuld nearly struck a deal to raise almost $5 billion from South Korean wealth funds and institutions but the pact disintegrated, the New York Post said citing sources familiar with the matter.One source told the paper that Lehman was aiming to raise more capital than the Korean investor was willing to invest at the time.
The precise terms of the deal could not be learned, the paper said.
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