by Admin | Feb 20, 2015 | Companies, News
It’s taken seven years, but a buyout bid, which had been unsuccessful and considered a dud in the eyes of many analysts, is finally making a comeback as one of the top business stories of the new year. First Data Corp. recently reported its first profit in seven...
by Admin | Sep 19, 2014 | Companies, Profiles
George R. Roberts is a self-made billionaire, and has consistently ranked on the Forbes 400 list and is current co-chairman and co-CEO of KKR, a private equity firm based in New York. He graduated Claremont McKenna College in 1966 before attending the University of...
by Admin | Sep 12, 2014 | Companies, News
KKR, the private-equity firm headed by George R. Roberts and Henry R. Kravis, has confirmed a digital joint venture with Ringier AG, a prominent Swiss media company. It seems the deal was finalized with personal persuasion from Henry Kravis, aligning his company with...