Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) To Go Public Through Business Combo With KKR Private Equity Investors
KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. (Euronext Amsterdam: KPE) and KKR & Co. L.P. (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) entered into an agreement providing for the acquisition of all of the assets, and assumption of all of the liabilities, of KPE by KKR. In conjunction with this transaction, KKR will become publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KKR (NYSE: KKR).
Under the terms of the agreement, KPE unitholders and related depositary units would receive equity interests in KKR, after which KPE would be dissolved and delisted from Euronext Amsterdam. Upon completion of the transaction, those interests would constitute 21% of the equity in the combined business. The remaining 79% of the equity in the combined entity would be retained by KKR executives. In addition, KPE unitholders would receive a contingent value interest providing consideration of up to an additional 6% of the equity in the combined company as of the completion of the transaction to the extent that KKR units trade below a specified threshold, tied to KPE's June 30, 2008 net asset value, three years after completion of the transaction.
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