KKR

Jun 12, 2019
A look back at KKR, the investment firm that bought out Toys R US … among others
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The firm has gone after several businesses, including Toys R Us, RJR Nabisco and Dollar General.
Apr 18, 2019
From LP to Inc. Why are some companies changing their structure?
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Here's a hint: changes to tax law.
Nov 24, 2018
How Toys R Us workers got the retailer’s private equity owners to pay severance
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The private equity firms Bain and KKR announced this week that they will contribute $20 million to a compensation fund for former employees of Toys R Us. The retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2017, laying off tens of thousands of workers without severance packages. And for months, those former employees have been […]
Apr 29, 2014
A Texas-sized bankruptcy for giant Texas energy deal
When Energy Future filed for bankruptcy, its total assets were $36.4 billion
May 30, 2013
Rolodexes: A thing of the past?
Private equity group KKR has nabbed David Petraeus for his global Rolodex. In the age of Microsoft Outlook and smartphones, does anyone really use a Rolodex anymore?