{"id":794,"date":"2005-06-23T14:58:19","date_gmt":"2005-06-23T19:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/potential_callaway_buyout\/"},"modified":"2005-06-23T14:58:19","modified_gmt":"2005-06-23T19:58:19","slug":"potential_callaway_buyout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/tap-ins\/potential_callaway_buyout","title":{"rendered":"Potential Callaway Buyout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The buyout firm Thomas H. Lee Partners and insurance mogul William Foley II submitted a $1.2 billion cash buyout proposal to Callaway&#8217;s board May 20th. According to the Los Angeles Times Callaway&#8217;s top executive team were all unanimous in their approval of the bid but there appears to dissenting views from some on the board. One faction of the board is proposing the replacement of William Baker, Callaway&#8217;s chairman and chief executive with another board member, Anthony Thornley. 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