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Entries tagged "KKR "Barbarians at the gateau?Private equity's big-eater KKR reportedly wants a bite of Cadbury and may partner with other bidders to have its cake. Deal Stocks: LBTYA, DG, C, DIS, BUD, GE, CMCSA, SWIA look at the news moving deal-related stocks including Liberty Global, Disney, Citigroup, British Airways and Playboy. Dollar General, Rue21 today. Toys 'R' Us next?The successful IPOs of PE-backed retailers Dollar General, Rue21, Vitamin Shoppe and Dollarama will likely encourage more PE portfolio companies to go public. KKR-backed Toys "R" Us is a candidate, says Howard Davidowitz. Hiring for return of PE, smaller LBOsWith the crunch easing and markets appearing to stabilize, private equity seems to be back, gearing up for deals. Moody's warns about mega LBOs'That worrying wall of debt' that The Deal magazine warned about in June is already beginning to impact the 10 largest leveraged buyout deals financed between 2005 and 2007, according to Moody's. PE turnaround at Toys 'R' Us overlookedPrivate equity firms get the short shrift from mainstream media, which sees the world in black and white where PE firms are villains. Hiring: Edward Jones, Oppenheimer and moreThe latest financial institutions that are reportedly hiring include Oppenheimer, Alvarez & Marsal, Edward Jones, KKR and more. PE firms wrap up hot summer of fundraisingIn July and August, buyout shops rounded up $11.65 billion in new capital, according to data from The Deal Pipeline. IPOs on deck: Avago and CDC SoftwareChipmaker Avago and software developer CDC are set to price Wednesday and begin trading Thursday. PE firms eye Chinese retailersIn China buyout shops are busy grabbing minority stakes in retailers within the world's most populous country. Report: KKR posts $1.2B loss for '08KKR posted a loss in 2008 -- its first in 'at least five years' -- on the LBO slowdown and lack of financing amid the credit crisis, Bloomberg reported. KKR spending plenty on beer moneyThe private equity giant is paying a pretty penny to finance its $1.8 billion buyout of South Korea's Oriental Brewery. Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "KKR ." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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