Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
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KKR sees smaller deals, growth investments...company and completing the first step toward an expected move to the New York Stock Exchange. On the conference call, KKR said it believed the prospects for a U.S. listing are attractive and it would be considering it seriously. In this article: KKR, Amsterdam, New York, Euronext, Blackstone Group, New York Stock Exchange, and U.S. |
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Ferrero, Hershey weigh Cadbury split - source
...as a partner in a possible deal. However, a source familiar with the situation said that KKR is not involved with Hershey or Cadbury. KKR declined comment. Traditionally conservative Ferrero would aim to make a friendly bid for...
In this article: Ferrero, Hershey Co, KKR, London, U.S., Kraft Foods Inc, and UniCredit SpA
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FT.com - Lex | 1 day ago
KKR
...one-fifth for the three months. Their overall value, however, still languishes one-tenth below cost and about 15 per cent of KKR's portfolio is either in default or distress according to Moody's. This may compare well with the 40 per cent...
In this article: George Roberts, US, Dollar General, Energy Future Holdings, Moody's, Berkshire Hathaway, and Warren Buffet
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MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse | 1 day ago
KKR shares gain after swinging to profit
...investment opportunities. The firm closed a deal in October to buy its Amsterdam-listed fund and become a publicly traded company. KKR reported economic net income of $656.6 million for the third quarter, following a loss of $465.6 million a...
In this article: KKR, Amsterdam, Instant coffee, George Roberts, Starbucks, MarketWatch, and London
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Reuters | 1 day ago
KKR has profit; sees deals as financing improves
...Exchange. Its third-quarter earnings -- the first as a public company -- give separate figures for KKR and the unit it combined with, KKR Private Equity Investors. The figures will be combined in subsequent quarters. KKR's economic...
In this article: KKR, Blackstone Group LP, New York Stock Exchange, Euronext, Amsterdam, New York, Leasing, and Assets
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washingtonpost.com | November 13, 2009
KKR's Dollar General rises in NYSE debut
...is selling 11.4 million shares, after which it will still own 89.5 percent of the company, according to its most recent prospectus. KKR bought Dollar General for $7.3 billion in July 2007. Dollar General, which is based in Goodlettsville,...
In this article: Dollar General Corp, KKR, New York Stock Exchange, Goodlettsville, Tennessee, NEW YORK, and United States
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
UPDATE 2-KKR's Dollar General prices IPO at low end
...is selling 11.4 million shares, after which it will still own 89.5 percent of the company, according to its most recent prospectus. KKR bought Dollar General for $7.3 billion in July 2007. "Private equity firms sell their portion and...
In this article: Dollar General Corp, KKR, Recession, New York Stock Exchange, and Goldman Sachs & Co
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Times Online | November 12, 2009
From $10 clothes to an $8 billion listing in New York for Dollar General$
...have been powering ahead for the past two years. The listing marks a return to the public markets of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), the private equity group, after a near two-year absence after the credit crisis and the subsequent...
In this article: Dollar General, New York, US, Beneficiary, Competitive advantage, Revenue, Recession, and AT Kearney
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
KKR's Dollar General prices IPO at low end
...each, at the low end of expectations. Dollar General, which is almost entirely owned by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co <KKR.UL>, had expected the shares to sell for between $21 and $23 each. Dollar General and KKR sold a...
In this article: Dollar General Corp, KKR, Goldman Sachs & Co, New York Stock Exchange, Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and United States
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Description from Wikipedia:
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City-based private equity firm that sponsors and manages investment funds, focusing primarily on leveraged buyouts of mature businesses. Since inception, the firm has completed over $400 billion of private equity transactions and was one of the pioneers of the leveraged buyout industry.
The firm was founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. Roberts, all of whom had previously worked together at Bear Stearns where they completed some of the earliest leveraged buyout transactions. Since its founding, KKR has completed a number of landmark transactions including the 1989 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, which was the largest buyout in history to that point, as well as the 2007 buyout of TXU, which is currently the largest buyout completed to date. KKR has completed investments in over 160 companies since 1977, completing at least one investment in every year except 1982 and 1990.
KKR is headquartered in New York City with eleven additional offices in the US, Europe and Asia.
- Name:
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
- Type:
- Public company ()
- Location:
- 10 offices in 6 countries
- Founder:
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- Jerome Kohlberg, resigned 1987
- Henry Kravis, Senior Partner
- George R. Roberts, Senior Partner
- Founded:
- 2004
- Industry:
- Private Equity
- Products:
- Leveraged buyouts, Growth capital
- Assets:
- $60 billion
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