KKR close to concession on First Data deal: report
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. appears willing to make a concession to the banks financing its $26 billion leveraged buyout of payment processor First Data Corp , according to a report on Sunday, in a move that underscores the intense pressure the credit crunch has put on investment banks and their top private equity clients.
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Next weekâs debt offering financing the purchase of the First Data Corporation is widely seen as an indicator of whether the credit markets have begun to thaw.
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AFX reports from London that the bank said talks are at an early stage and that it would not issue new equity to fund the potential purchase.
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is considering making a concession to the banks financing its $26 billion leveraged buyout of payment processor First Data Corp. , according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Richard Branson&#39;s mobile phone group, which was listed in July, said first-half margins would be well ahead of last year and it expected capital expenditure, as a percentage of revenue, to be below 4pc in the first half and at a similar level for the full
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The News Corporation and advisers for Dow Jones are close to agreeing on terms to protect The Wall Street Journalâs independence if the company is taken over.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has reportedly reached a tentative agreement to buy Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones &amp; Co.
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Payment processor First Data Corp  said it completed its $26 billion acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co , closing the book on one part of the closely watched deal.
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U.S. federal authorities are close to  reaching a deal with Austrian bank BAWAG  P.S.K. for  its role in Refco Inc.&#039;s  collapse, the Wall Street  Journal reported on Monday.
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KKR Financial Holdings , the listed affiliate of private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &amp; Co , has delayed repayment of billions of dollars of commercial paper for the second time and begun a new round of talks with creditors, the Financial Times said on Wednesday.
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TOKYO/LONDON  - KKR Financial Holdings , the listed affiliate of private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &amp; Co , has delayed repayment of debt backed by mortgage securities for the second time and begun a new round of talks with creditors.
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Sprint is close to an agreement to buy Nextel for more than $35 billion in a mostly stock deal, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
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MEDIA giant News Corp and its secondbiggest shareholder, Liberty Media, are reportedly close to a share swap deal that would shore up Rupert Murdoch's control of his company.
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LONDON/NEW YORK  - Qatar's state investment fund is close to buying Nasdaq's 31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange Group  for just over $5.6 billion, newspaper reports said on Sunday.
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Auditor KPMG says it isn't ready. Struggling IT services giant is also probing its bonus plan.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and advisers for Dow Jones and its controlling Bancroft family were close last night to agreeing on terms designed to ensure The Wall Street Journal's editorial independence if the company accepts a takeover bid from Murdoch, according to several people briefed on the talks.
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Dow Jones & Co  and its main labor union are close to a contract agreement for reporters and other employees at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, a union organizer said on Friday.