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NEWS ABOUT: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts stories: 7 news summaries

Storied Equity Firm KKR Goes Public Today

Firm's aggressive moves inspired Barbarians at the Gate

Jul 28, 08 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Legendary buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.—battling the credit crunch and moribund in the deal-making department this year—will go public this morning in an attempt to kick-start its business and take over its flagging European affiliate, reports the Wall Street Journal. KKR could be worth... More »

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Markets Drop
as KKR Unit Delays Payment

Concern about liquidity in the US has investors selling off in Asia

Feb 20, 08 7:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Asian stocks slumped today after reports in the Financial Times that a struggling arm of private equity heavyweight Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. missed a second payment on billions of dollars of commercial debt just 6 months after two of its founders poured $270 million into the company. Investors cashed out as... More »

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private equity • stock market • subprime mortgages • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts • KKR • Henry Kravis • Asian markets • commercial paper • subprime crisis

Credit Jitters
May Put KKR
Offering on Ice

Private equity firm denies reports its
IPO will be delayed

Aug 23, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Times of London claims that buyout firm KKR has postponed plans for a $1.25B float and a public listing because of the fallout from turbulent credit markets. The company had planned its IPO this September but has reportedly pulled back due to waning investor confidence following the subprime... More »

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private equity • Carlyle Group • subprime mortgages • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts • KKR • IPO • credit market

$24B Buyout Buzz Boosts Macy's Shares

KKR and Goldman
considering offer

Jul 19, 07 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shares in Macy's soared amid reports of a pending $24-billion buyout plan by KKR and Goldman Sachs, reports Bloomberg. Stock rose $3.06—7.6%—to $43.09 after Women's Wear Daily reported the news. The Wall Street firms would pay $52 a share—a 30% premium on Wednesday's close,... More »

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private equity • Goldman Sachs • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts • KKR • acquisition • Macy's • buyout

KKR Makes
IPO Official

Private equity behemoth follows Blackstone into
the public pool

Jul 3, 07 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Undeterred by the possibility of potentially devastatingly tax-law changes, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts firmed up its IPO plans today, filing SEC documents that value the issue at up to $1.25 billion. The private (for now) equity firm said it will list as a partnership, like archrival Blackstone, which went public... More »

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private equity • Blackstone Group • private equity goes public • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts • KKR • IPO

KKR Buyout Spree Hits a Snag

Traditional investors tapped out; equity firm looking elsewhere

Jun 12, 07 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Buyout giant KKR's $26B acquisition of electronic payment processor First Data Corp is not going smoothly, reports the Wall Street Journal. Once enthusiastic investors are shying away from private equity deals as interest rates steepen. "We have enough exposure to KKR already," said one major financier. More »

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investing • private equity • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts • KKR • First Data Corp. • Henry Kravis • acquisition • hedge fund • buyout

KKR Dominates in '07 Buyouts

With 44% of this year's private equity deals, is firm spending too much too fast?

May 14, 07 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Private equity powerhouse KKR has been on a monumental spending spree this year, closing more than $120 billion in deals to date in 2007—more than twice its closest rival. Now the Financial Times wonders whether the veteran PE firm it may be hitting the market too forcefully. More »

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