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The Deal: General Growth Properties Inc. has agreed to purchase The Rouse Company for $7.2 billion. Under the terms of the deal, General Growth will pay $67.50 in cash per share for Rouse. General Growth will also assume $5.4 billion in Rouse debt, bringing the total deal value to $12.6 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2004.