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Private equity industry's fair-value problem

December 2, 2008 — 2:12pm ET | By Jim Kim
Private equity firms must value their portfolio at something representing fair value, but there's a lot of room for interpretation. That's where the International Private Equity Valuations Board,... Read more...

Blackstone Group continues to ail in crisis

November 6, 2008 — 2:08pm ET | By Jim Kim
Way back when, it seemed that The Blackstone Group got the best of rival Kohlberg Kravis Roberts when it managed to go public first. That was a year and a half ago. KKR of course still hasn't gone... Read more...

Was Kravis forced to sell art?

November 5, 2008 — 2:18pm ET | By Jim Kim
How tough is this economy? Well, private equity kingpin Henry Kravis sold an Edgar Degas this week via a Sotheby's auction. The piece fetched just over $37 million, a new record for the French... Read more...

KKR delays public listing

November 3, 2008 — 1:50pm ET | By Jim Kim
Many of you likely thought it was ambitious of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to plow forward to a public listing. The environment is hardly welcoming right now. So it's not really a surprise that the... Read more...

Legg Mason

September 22, 2008 — 12:56pm ET | By Jim Kim
Quietly, this big asset manager has become a casualty of the credit crunch. The move to bailout one of its money market funds was among the final straws. Now it is reported to be considering a... Read more...

KKR's timing stokes questions

September 7, 2008 — 9:01am ET | By Jim Kim
The New York Times weighs in with a lengthy piece on Kohlberg's Kravis Roberts decision to go public via a reverse merger with its Dutch financial affiliate. It notes that Henry Kravis has been... Read more...

Handicapping the Neuberger Berman sweepstakes

August 27, 2008 — 2:09pm ET | By Jim Kim
Well, it certainly feels like an auction. Lehman Brothers has informed three private equity firms--Hellman & Friedman, Bain Capital and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts--that they are still in the running... Read more...

What does KKR see in Neuberger Berman?

August 26, 2008 — 2:23pm ET | By Jim Kim
According to CNBC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has emerged as the leading candidate to buy Neuberger Berman, the mutual fund company owned by Read more...

Offering watch: Apollo vs. KKR

August 25, 2008 — 1:22pm ET | By Jim Kim
Both Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Apollo Management made headlines when news broke that they were going public after all. They're not abut to stage... Read more...

Lehman Brothers courts private equity to buy unit

August 19, 2008 — 8:10am ET | By Jim Kim
So the rumors turned out to be true. Lehman Brothers is indeed shopping around its asset management unit, which includes Neuberger Berman,... Read more...
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KKR Makes Senior Executive Appointments to Support Firm's Global Growth

New York, NY, November 20, 2007 – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. today announced three senior executive appointments, which reflect the Firm’s focus on ensuring it has the best resources to Read more >>