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KKR seeks to expand investor pool with corporate rejig
The change by KKR to so-called C-Corp from a publicly traded partnership (PTP) will mean a bigger tax bill. But it also opens the door to more invest
KKR’s Kravis says Japan ripe for dealmaking, wants to buy dispensable units
In a sign of the region’s importance to KKR, Joseph Bae was named co-president last year after leading the company’s push into Asia a decade ago.
Private equity major KKR to convert to a corporation after US tax reform
It is the biggest shake-up in KKR's structure since the firm went public 12 years ago, making it the second alternative asset manager to change its ta
CDPQ building in-house team, wants to be its own PE investor
CDPQ is looking to boost its headcount in Singapore - one of its three private equity offices along with London and New York - to more than ten in ord
PE firm Abraaj frees LPs from capital commitments, suspends latest fund
Two large investors have withdrawn a combined $300-million commitment.
Private equity firms see opportunities amid pricey leveraged buyouts
The average price for a leveraged buyout in 2017 globally was just under 11 times a company's 12-month EBITDA, the highest since the financial crisis,
Four U.S. companies go ahead with IPOs despite market volatility
IPO pricings that had been scheduled for Wednesday in New York for Cactus Inc, Evolus Inc, Victory Capital Holdings and Mudrick Capital went ahead.
Deutsche Bank drops out of world’s top 15 private banks in 2016
Deutsche Bank sold a wealth management business in the US last year
