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Mattel To Sell Beleaguered Learning Company Unit
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 Mattel Inc. is rushing to sell its beleaguered Learning Co. software and interactive unit for possibly only a third of what it paid a year ago, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.Mattel could announce as soon as Monday that it retained Credit Suisse First Boston to arrange a sale of the unit, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation. In May, the El Segundo, Calif.-based toy maker paid $3.5 billion for Learning Co, which has since led to $300 million in red ink, the loss of more than two-thirds of Mattel's market value and the resignations of its chief executive, president and chief financial officer. A Mattel spokesman could not be contacted for comment on the Journal story. Shares of Mattel closed at 10\07 on March 30. [Update 4/03/2000]
  
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