A filing by KKR Private Equity Investors, the Amsterdam-traded affiliate of the big buyout company, suggests that many of the KKR's core portfolio companies are faring better these days.

KPE invests alongside its parent in many cases. It's filing shows that several companies have been marked up, according to the New York Times. Dollar General, HCA and perhaps a few others netted some unrealized gains. Not all portfolio companies fared well. Mortgage company Capmark Financial was marked to zero. Debt investments also struggled. All in all, many think that a spate of public offerings (if the stock market cooperates) is in the offing.  

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