Showing posts with label Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Show all posts

Thursday, July 5, 2007

KKR Accepts Borrowing Limits in Record $22 Billion Alliance Boots Buyout

(Bloomberg) -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. will
accept borrowing limits imposed by lenders funding its 11.1
billion-pound ($22 billion) purchase of Alliance Boots Plc, as
investors shun risky assets, bankers arranging the deal said.

KKR is meeting with investors today to raise 9.02 billion
pounds in loans for Nottingham-based Boots, the biggest U.K.
drugstore chain. The loans will include limits on the amount of
debt the company can have relative to its cashflow, through so-
called maintenance covenants, said the bankers, who declined to
be named because the terms aren't public.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

Friday, June 22, 2007

DealTalk: Success of Blackstone IPO spurs rivals into action

(Reuters) - That caution quickly changed in recent days, when demand for Blackstone's initial public offering soared, with bankers and investors saying the IPO was six to seven times oversubscribed.




The heavy demand convinced firms such as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG Capital that the prospect of a higher tax burden was not enough to sap demand.


Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News