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Barclays holds on to AA Saga, Boots loansAlmost half of the banking giant’s £10.4bn leveraged loan book comprises loans relating to the take-private of Alliance Boots and the AA Saga merger. The bank is holding the loans, rather than selling ‘into an unwilling market’.
- Kravis, Black tout non-LBO strategies
KKR co-founder Henry Kravis has said firms in today’s tough financial climate have to ‘think outside the box’ and adapt strategies to capitalise on current market opportunities or risk being ‘left out’. He was echoed by Apollo chief Leon Black, who likened big take-privates to the extinct dodo bird.
- KKR hires global fundraising director
The firm’s appointment of former Goldman Sachs executive Suzanne Donohoe, who will also oversee capital raising for KKR, continues its recent expansion amid further reductions in staff by many other private equity firms.
- Fee wars
Two and twenty? Try one and ten for KKR's new infrastructure fund, reveals David Snow.
- KKR advisor says industry has image crisis
George Fisher, a senior advisor with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, told a conference crowd that the private equity industry needs to do a better job of explaining the benefits it brings to businesses. KKR has been increasingly more communicative with the public in recent years.
- Private equity firms eye GOME
Bain, Carlyle, KKR, Warburg Pincus and the Hopu Fund are among those reportedly interested in a 20 percent stake in the Chinese retailer.
- KKR appoints Citi veteran as India head
Sanjay Nayar, ex-CEO of Citi's Asian operations will be based in the firm's Mumbai office, which is opening in January. The firm has also hired former Coke executive Ludo Bammens as director of European corporate affairs.
- Kravis: 'Important need' for private equity
Industry heavyweight Henry Kravis’s message to delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos today was that the private equity model is far from broken. He also said he anticipates financial services regulation 'coming in a major way'.
- KKR Japan managing director resigns
Naohiko Kitsuta has left the firm after less than two years.
- KKR targets $4bn for debut infrastructure fund
Despite the departure of George Bilicic as its head of infrastructure, the buyout shop is forging ahead with plans for its foray into the asset class.