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BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Roben Farzad |
KKR: Barbarians At Your Gate Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. opens itself up to the public. Here's why that may be a red flag. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer |
The Softer Side of Private Equity Today, leveraged buyout shops have reincarnated themselves under the uber-generic "private equity" moniker and in the past couple years have started a full frontal assault on the public markets. What does it mean for every-day investors? |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Emil Lee |
Investing the KKR Way Although they operate on opposite ends of the capital-structure spectrum, private equity firm KKR and Warren Buffett have more in common than you might think. They invest in good companies led by talented managers. |
BusinessWeek December 10, 2009 Emily Thornton |
Omaha on the Hudson Henry Kravis and George Roberts have a new, long-term vision for KKR: Make the granddaddy of private equity firms more like Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. Can the buyout kings pull it off? |
Fast Company Dec 2013/Jan 2014 Skylar Bergl |
Lessons Learned: How to Update an Outdated Industry The former Miramax executive's subscription service works at almost any movie theater. For $35 a month, users can see one movie a day -- any movie, at any time. |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
How to Become a KKR Partner Legendary buyout firm KKR is going public. Why now? |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 David Henry |
KKR: A Deal Too Far? Wall Street is waiting to see if investors balk at its ultra-risky bid for First Data. |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Royal Short? A night at the movies may not result in a happy ending for Regal. While the company's healthy cash flow has been the bright spot with Regal, it should be noted that more than half of the third quarter's free cash flow was the result of asset sales. |
BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 Emily Thornton |
Private Equity Goes Public Firms like KKR are buying stakes in public companies and pushing, gently, for change. |
The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Tom Taulli |
KKR Hits DEFCON 1 on Harman KKR and Goldman Sachs' Capital Partners announce that it is ditching its $8 billion buyout of Harman International Industries, sending Harman's stock into a death spiral. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Barbarians for Sale The legendary private equity shop KKR announces plans to hit the street. Is this just an attempt to cash out at the peak in the market and dump shares on the unsuspecting public? |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Goldman: Into the Private Equity Stratosphere Goldman is expected to raise a $19 billion private equity fund, which should be a nice boost for the firm's bottom line. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool July 7, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
KKR Wants Your Money A spate of new hires has left buyout giant KKR looking more corporate and less clubby, signaling an IPO could be in the cards once more. |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2011 Neha Chamaria |
Big New Energy Play Keeps KKR on a Roll Kohlberg Kravis Roberts recently added to its energy portfolio by entering a partnership with Italian energy firm Sorgenia to produce wind energy in France. |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2011 Navjot Kaur |
KKR Reports a Dip in Profits KKR posts second-quarter results, revealing a 27% dip in net profits. |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
AMC's Coming Attraction The movie theater chain gets ready to go public under a kinder climate. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Did Stub Equity Sink Harman's Deal? For once, this financial trend may actually stay dead. On its face, the Harman stub equity deal sounded like a good idea. |
Fast Company Dec 2013/Jan 2014 Skylar Bergl |
Sit Back and Really Relax At iPic theaters, a few dollars more gets viewers reclining leather seats, in-theater food-and-drink service, and reserved seating. It has nine locations in seven states, with six more coming soon. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Brian D. Pacampara |
A Rule Making Success Story: First Data The cash king agrees to be acquired by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Rogers & Co. The deal represents a 26% premium over First Data's closing share price and about a 34% increase over the average price during the previous month. |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Anders Bylund |
Regal Entertainment's So-So Summer Blockbuster films can't quite guarantee the theater chain a happy ending. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Roger Lowenstein |
Raise the Tax on Private Equity Why private equity, hardly the job creation machine its lobbyists claim it is, should be taxed at a higher rate. |
BusinessWeek June 2, 2011 Alesci & Kelly |
Buyout Firms Seek New Horizons The quest for new sources of revenue leads private equity firms into businesses that, while steadier, may be less profitable. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 W.D. Crotty |
Will "Bubble" Bust Cinemas? A maverick filmmaker and a billionaire duo seek to shake up Hollywood by simultaneously releasing a new movie to DVD, cable TV and movie theaters. Is this the paradigm shift that kills the suffering movie theater industry? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Last Picture Show The big screen is feeling pretty small these days. If you want to live, multiplex, diversify. |
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Gail Edmondson |
A Red Carpet For Americans As the pickings in the U.S. get lean, private equity groups have discovered that Europe is the land of opportunity. |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thinking Outside of the Box Office Rising ticket prices are keeping theater owners happy, but the empty seats are troublesome. The studios don't have to sweat that out. |
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Emily Thornton |
Going Private Hotshot managers are fleeing public companies for the money, freedom, and glamour of private equity. |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Regal Goes to the Lobby The world's largest theater operator has been generous with its money lately, and that may not make it a featured attraction. |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bull Is the head-on private equity assault on the public markets good for investors? |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Good Morning, Hollywood AMC, like most chains, marks down early matinees. It's just never been this aggressive at doing it before. The industry has seen its box-office ticket sales shrink for three consecutive years, and trying to extend the day makes perfect sense. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Has KKR Financial Become the Perfect Stock? As long as the interest rate party lasts, investors will likely keep on collecting big dividends from KKR Financial. |
The Motley Fool October 6, 2004 Tom Taulli |
Everyone Needs a VoIP Deal With its latest deal, Avaya is making a play for Europe and VoIP. |
CFO April 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
The Buyout Binge Private-equity firms are gobbling up everything in sight. How long can it last? |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Tom Taulli |
Big-Cap Mergers in '06? A study suggests that large caps may set the tone for M&A in the year to come, which is good news for investors. |
Fast Company Evie Nagy |
Here's The Big Problem With Sony Releasing "The Interview" On Demand After a message from the hackers threatened violent attacks on movie theaters if the film was released, all the major theater chains pulled out of showing it. Many suggested that Sony should immediately release the movie on the Internet. |
BusinessWeek April 24, 2006 Emily Thornton |
Cerberus To KKR: Eat Our Dust Stephen Feinberg's fast-growing hedge fund snatched GMAC. But it's a risky play. |
Fast Company September 2005 Chuck Salter |
The Lost Picture Show It's all in the presentation. With crying babies, bad screens and rude chatter at the theater, maybe Hollywood alone cannot be blamed for the box office slump. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2011 Travis Hoium |
IMAX Goes Big in China A new theater deal in China has given investors a reason to buy IMAX again. |
BusinessWeek May 7, 2009 Carbonara & Silver-Greenberg |
How Private Equity Could Rev Up the U.S. Economy Two out of five private equity firms will disappear. The rest will feast off the financial wreckage. |
BusinessWeek September 4, 2006 Roben Farzad |
Sign Of An Apocalypse In Private Equity? In Private Equity? The notion of a Microsoft buyout may signal a market gone batty. |
CFO January 1, 2005 Tim Reason |
The Answer Is Private What kind of buyers and sellers made the greatest strides in deal-making for 2004? |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
This Much-Anticipated Stock Isn't for You For KKR, the LBO firm that was immortalized in Barbarians at the Gate, today marks the culmination of a long and circuitous road to a listing on the New York Stock Exchange. |
BusinessWeek July 9, 2010 Alesci & Mider |
KKR Goes Prospecting for Energy Deals With the leveraged buyout business all but shut down for the past three years, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is looking to the oil and gas industry for its next big score. |
The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 Joe Magyer |
The Golden Age of Private Equity? An interview with private-equity focused journalist Dan Primack. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
Your Move, Kravis Will the lackluster performance of Blackstone hamper other private equity offerings? |
Fast Company Daniel Terdiman |
Why Regal's Bag Checks Are Just Security Theater Security theater is an illusion that the teenagers checking your ticket stubs can protect against those hell-bent on taking lives. |
Fast Company Dec 2013/Jan 2014 Ari Karpel |
New Films for New Audiences Most blockbusters target a homogenous audience. Denson-Randolph, a vet of Starbucks and Magic Johnson Entertainment, selects smaller movies to draw diverse crowds into the nation's second-largest movie-theater chain. |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 Tom Taulli |
TXU: A Very Green Deal Barbarians no more: A major electricity generation company and Texas Pacific Group show their sensitive sides. Even among the megadeal class, though, this deal sets itself apart not only for its size but for the ingenuity of the investor group. |
Fast Company Dec 2013/Jan 2014 David Zax |
Now Playing: It's Not the Movies When we started our fine-art programming with a show on Leonardo da Vinci, in 2011, we were completely unsure if the big screen could replicate walking around a gallery. But audiences not only wanted to see fine art -- they wanted more. |
BusinessWeek August 13, 2009 Peter Carbonara |
Look at All the New IPOs More private companies are going public -- and the new companies are outperforming blue chips. |