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May-June 2006: Business strategy results

Seventeen years after Kohlberg Kravis Roberts made its storied bid for RJR Nabisco, private equity firms are again big news.

By Geoff Cullinan and Thierry Catfolis

First published on Μαΐου 01, 2006
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Seventeen years after Kohlberg Kravis Roberts made its storied ?19,4 billion bid for RJR Nabisco, private equity firms are again big news. A consortium including KKR snapped up Toys "R" Us, and private equity firm Ripplewood was one of the leading contenders in the high-profile battle for Maytag, eventually won by Whirlpool. In Europe, Cinven and BC Partners paid $4.3 billion for Amadeus Global Travel in Spain; and EQT teamed up with Goldman Sachs Capital Partners to acquire ISS, the Denmark-based cleaning services firm, for $2.95 billion. Download the Full Report (pdf)

Seventeen years after Kohlberg Kravis Roberts made its storied ?19,4 billion bid for RJR Nabisco, private equity firms are again big news. A consortium including KKR snapped up Toys "R" Us, and private equity firm Ripplewood was one of the leading contenders in the high-profile battle for Maytag, eventually won by Whirlpool. In Europe, Cinven and BC Partners paid $4.3 billion for Amadeus Global Travel in Spain; and EQT teamed up with Goldman Sachs Capital Partners to acquire ISS, the Denmark-based cleaning services firm, for $2.95 billion.

Download the Full Report (pdf)