GlobeSt.com: How did the Northwestern Mutual dealcome about?

Dunn: We had considered this type of investmentvehicle for about a year now. At the beginning of 2007, we wentthrough a process of going to a handful of selected, potentialcapital partners with the proposed structure, which is what thisinvestment fund became. There were a handful of seriouslyinterested parties who we went through a lot of back and forthdiscussions with. We had done a number of one-off deals withNorthwestern in the past, so we had a comfort level with them as apartner. And in the end, we got the most favorable terms withthem.

GlobeSt.com: How was the dollar figuredecided?

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