J.C. Flowers & Co. is considering an offer for BankUnited Financial Corp. (BKUNA) unit BankUnited FSB, the troubled Florida thrift, the Miami Herald reported Friday on its Web site, citing a person familiar with the matter. The bank faces a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. deadline of May 14 for prospective investors or buyers to submit bids. J.C. Flowers declined comment as did BankUnited. TD Bank Financial Group also is looking at a possible bid in an effort with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), The Wall Street Journal reported April 24, citing people familiar with the situation. Also, the Journal reported that a group of private equity firms that includes Carlyle Group LLC, W.L. Ross & Co. and the Blackstone Group LP (BX) has been conducting due diligence on BankUnited.

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