"The Ripplewood consortium is a collection of influential names. It includes former Rep. Tony Coelho, the director of Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign, and Chris Flowers, a prominent former Goldman, Sachs investment banker. Paul A. Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman, is an adviser, and financial institutions backing the bid include Citigroup, the GE Capital unit of the General Electric Co. and ABN Amro of the Netherlands."
Coincidentally, Goldman Sachs was the advisor to the Japanese government.
Doug