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KKR Prepares for Test of Credit Markets

Fate of pending deals may foretell future of private equity

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 11, 2007 8:17 AM CDT

(Newser) – Kolhberg Kravis Roberts is pushing forward with some of the biggest deals in US history, but the iconic buyout firm finds itself under unprecedented scrutiny. Analysts say the huge deals KKR has pending will be a test of the struggling credit markets, the Washington Post ... Read full story »

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