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The deal announced Tuesday got help from Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Partners, two large private equity firms, which are investing $400 million to help shore up and restructure the balance sheet of the combined bank.

Ruff is eight years older, but families in Warburg all knew one another.

Sixth Street and Warburg Pincus were among the initial bidders for GreenSky, according to media reports.

Apollo, Sixth Street and Warburg Pincus are reportedly among the bidders for GreenSky, the specialty lender that Goldman Sachs bought as part of its ill-starred foray into consumer finance.

Among its main foreign creditors is Warburg Pincus, which invested $250 million last June.