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  • Packaging Dynamics to Sell Thilmany Papers
    Luisa Beltran- 24 April 2013

    Packaging Dynamics Corp. announced earlier this week that it had agreed to sell its Thilmany Papers business unit to KPS Capital Partners. Financial terms were not announced. Included in the deal are the Thilmany Papers’ Nicolet and Kaukauna mills and Wausau Paper’s Mosinee and Rhinelander mills, all of which are located in Wisconsin, as well as the output of Verso Paper’s number five paper machine in Jay, Maine, a release dated April 22 said.

  • KPS Speeds To $3.5B Finish For Fund IV
    Brad Meikle- 22 April 2013
  • Turnaround Of The Year And Deal Of The Year: The Building Of A Brewing Conglomerate
    Steve Bills- 22 April 2013

    At a time when the global brewing industry was undergoing rapid consolidation and internationalization, KPS Capital Partners LP collected a series of neglected and cast off beer brands, fashioning them into the No. 3 U.S. brewer.

  • Investors Eagerly Back KPS Fund IV Despite Premium Carry
    Luisa Beltran- 18 April 2013

    A 30% carry didn’t stop KPS Capital Partners from closing its fourth fund in record time.

  • Bain Nears $3B Close for Fund XI -- Reuters Exclusive
    Reuters News- 16 April 2013

    (Reuters) - Bain Capital LLC is close to securing commitments from investors for about half the $6 billion target for its latest private equity fund, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

  • KPS Speeds to $3.5B Finish for Fund IV: UPDATED
    Luisa Beltran- 15 April 2013

    In the private equity world, how fast is fast? KPS Capital Partners needed less three months to raise its most recent fund, which collected $3.5 billion.

  • KPS Capital Partners Closes $3.5B Fund
    Cust Serv- 15 April 2013

    KPS Capital Partners has closed its KPS Special Situations Fund IV with with $3.5 billion in investor capital commitments. The firm will focus on controlling investments in corporate carve-outs, turnarounds, restructurings, bankruptcies and other special situations. KPS Capital said the fund surpassed its $3 billion target.

  • GE Capital Helps Waupaca Foundry Land a $200M Credit Facility
    Connie Loizos- 21 February 2013

    GE Capital, a Norwalk, Conn.-based finance group that provides asset-based, cash flow and structured loans and leases to mid-size and large U.S. businesses, served as the administrative agent on a $200 million credit facility secured by Waupaca Foundry, a Waupaca, Wi.-based iron foundry company. The monies are being used to support a dividend recapitalization.

  • KPS Capital Nears Close On $3B Fund IV
    Brad Meikle- 11 February 2013
  • KPS sees ‘unbelievable’ deal flow in Germany
    Graham Winfrey- 8 February 2013

    The firm has found a number of investment opportunities in Germany following the opening of its Frankfurt office last year.