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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Primedia Getting Primed for the Net
Feb 28 2000 12:00 AM PST

 PROFILE
The barbarians at the gate are now knocking politely. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (popularly known as KKR) assembles multibillion-dollar funds to invest in individual companies via leveraged buyouts (mostly friendly, these days). KKR collects fees for its management activities and takes an active role in increasing the value of companies. Holdings include stakes in publishing company PRIMEDIA ("Seventeen", Channel One), diversified manufacturer Borden, and online mortgage lender Nexstar Financial. KKR is shopping in Europe, where bloated corporations are shedding noncore operations to streamline. KKR's senior partners are cousins Henry Kravis and George Roberts.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: NewSouth Communications Raises $85 Million
Date Announced: 02.05.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 85
Description: Telecom and connectivity services firm raises second-round funding from venture investors.

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 KEY PEOPLE
• Henry R. Kravis
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
9 W. 57th St., Ste. 4200
New York, NY 10019
US
Phone: 212-750-8300
Fax: 212-750-0003
Online: Web Site

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