July 2007 - Posts

• A Little of Both - The Weekly Standard

  A Little of Both The Weekly Standard - 16 hours ago We might be at the end of what Henry Kravis a few months ago called "the golden age" of private equity, but there is still plenty of money around to fund ... Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:02 AM

• problems dim ‘golden era’ for buyouts - Daily Report

  problems dim ‘golden era’ for buyouts Daily Report, GA - Jul 30, 2007 By Edward Evans and Jason Kelly, Bloomberg News THE ‘‘GOLDEN ERA’’ for leveraged buyouts proclaimed by Henry Kravis two months ago is losing its luster. ... Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 9:07 AM

• Elliott wave sees bear market ahead - Blogging Stocks

  Elliott wave sees bear market ahead Blogging Stocks - Jul 30, 2007 Wasn't it really just a few weeks ago that KKR's Henry Kravis told a conference of investment bankers, 'The private equity world is in its golden era right ... Posted Monday, July 30, 2007 8:48 AM

• Reinventing a retail icon - Toronto Star

  Reinventing a retail icon Toronto Star,  Canada - Jul 29, 2007 ... whose open dissatisfaction with Michael Sabia's performance at BCE Inc. helped put Canada's biggest telecom in play, and über-dealmaker Henry Kravis. ... Posted Sunday, July 29, 2007 4:34 AM

• Analysts want buyout firm KKR to pull its - Toronto Star

  Analysts want buyout firm KKR to pull its Toronto Star,  Canada - Jul 28, 2007 No doubt Henry Kravis is savouring (Blackstone's) Steve Schwarzman's busted IPO with a fine claret," venture capital consultant Peter Cohan wrote in a ... Posted Saturday, July 28, 2007 4:37 AM

• KKR warned that timing all wrong for its IPO - Globe and Mail

  KKR warned that timing all wrong for its IPO Globe and Mail, Canada - Jul 27, 2007 "Let's say KKR's IPO can only work if there's a 20-per-cent haircut, then maybe Henry [Kravis] and George [Roberts] say: 'We're not letting the company go ... Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 11:32 AM

• Should Kohlberg Kravis Pull Its IPO? - New York Times

  Should Kohlberg Kravis Pull Its IPO? New York Times, United States - Jul 27, 2007 Some analysts are hearing a slamming noise — the distinct sound of Henry Kravis’s fingers getting caught in a closing window. Two observers of the market ... Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 10:49 AM

• Blackstone Falls 17% Below IPO in Debt Market Freeze (Update1) - Bloomberg

  Blackstone Falls 17% Below IPO in Debt Market Freeze (Update1) Bloomberg - Jul 27, 2007 KKR, co-founded by 63-year-old cousins Henry Kravis and George Roberts, needs to raise money for some of the $136 billion of takeovers that it has announced ... Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 5:38 AM

• HEARD ON THE STREET - Wall Street Journal

  HEARD ON THE STREET Wall Street Journal - Jul 27, 2007 Also sure to weigh on IPO prospects, KKR founder Henry Kravis has a long history of berating the banks. Many investors still recall an appearance Mr. Kravis ... Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 5:18 AM

• Blackstone Falls 17% Below IPO Price as Credit Markets Freeze - Bloomberg

  Blackstone Falls 17% Below IPO Price as Credit Markets Freeze Bloomberg - Jul 27, 2007 KKR, co-founded by 63-year-old cousins Henry Kravis and George Roberts, needs to raise money for some of the $136 billion of takeovers that it has announced ... Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 4:24 AM

• Golden era for buyouts is starting to dim - Business Report

  Golden era for buyouts is starting to dim Business Report, South Africa - Jul 26, 2007 London and New York - The "golden era" for leveraged buyouts (LBOs) proclaimed by Henry Kravis two months ago is losing its lustre. ... Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 12:33 AM

• Financing woes dim ‘golden era’ - Economic Times

  Financing woes dim ‘golden era’ Economic Times, India - Jul 26, 2007 LONDON: The ‘golden era’ for leveraged buyouts proclaimed by Henry Kravis two months ago is losing its lustre. Kravis, co-founder of New York-based Kohlberg ... Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:26 PM

• PE Tax Law: Will It Pass? - Hedgeworld (subscription)

  PE Tax Law: Will It Pass? Hedgeworld (subscription), NY - Jul 26, 2007 Henry Kravis, founder of the Kolberg Kravis Roberts & Co., reportedly has begun to lobby Washington in an effort to kill the proposed legislation. ... Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:24 PM

• KKR Urged To Pull Its IPO - DealBreaker.Com

  KKR Urged To Pull Its IPO DealBreaker.Com, NY - Jul 26, 2007 We have certainly come a long way since last spring, when Henry Kravis was instructing the world about the “golden age” of private equity. ... Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 3:39 PM

• Private equity’s IPOs make sense - Financial Times

  Private equity’s IPOs make sense Financial Times, UK - Jul 26, 2007 Even though they are Masters of the Universe, even Steve Schwarzman and Henry Kravis cannot take it with them. That, in a generation, Mr Schwarzman and Mr ... Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 3:17 PM