Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Kohlberg Kravis IPO Coming, But It's Not Your Typical IPO

Wall Street Journal | Dennis K. Berman and Peter Lattman | Posted 08.05.2008 | Business

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Today, its plan for an initial public offering reflects the troubled times roiling the investment industry: KKR is selling the shares in part to take ...

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Kohlberg Kravis IPO: If It Happens, It'll Be A More Diversified Firm

DealBook | Posted 07.30.2008 | Business

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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts on Monday said it had hired William Sonneborn to further develop its asset management business, in a move that The Financial T...

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Give Me A Lever Long Enough...

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Wall Street, Leveraged Buy-Outs, Economy, Business News
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The leveraged buy-out allows small, private firms to purchase and take control of enormous corporations, generally with non-existent money -- and to pocket fortunes.

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Private Equity Giant KKR Goes Green

New York Times | Felicity Barringer and Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 05.09.2008 | Business

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Is private equity going green? Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company, the giant buyout firm, is planning to announce on Thursday a new partnership with t...

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Private Equity Moguls See Fortunes Plummet

New York Times | MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Banking, U.S. Economy, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Wall Street, Private Equity Moguls, Recession Fears, Recession, Homeowners, Private Equity, Butout Firms, Investments, Blackstone Group, Business News

With their big paydays and bigger egos, private equity moguls came to symbolize an era of hyper-wealth on Wall Street. Now their fortunes are plummet...

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KKR In Credit Crunch

New York Post | ZACHERY KOUWE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Even the barbarians didn't think the credit crisis would last this long. A firm affiliated with leveraged buyout giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.,...

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Getty Images Reportedly For Sale

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin and Michael J. de la Merced | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Getty Images, the world's biggest supplier of pictures and video to media and advertising companies, has put itself on the auction block and could fet...

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Director Protests, Screens Film Outside Home Of Financier Kravis

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Bells will be ringing, and carolers will be greeting the Upper East Side neighbors of Henry Kravis this morning. It may be Christmastime, but the rev...

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