International Business News - KFN http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif KKR Financial Holdings LLC's price target was cut by an analyst at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. Wednesday morning because of continued market volatility. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/ahead-of-the-bell-kkr-financial.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:24:02 EDT Financial services firm KKR Financial Holdings LLC said Thursday that its board has approved a quarterly dividend of 40 cents. The dividend is payable on August 29 to shareholders of record as of August 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/kkr-financial-declares-quarterly-dividend.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:53:50 EDT Financial services firm KKR Financial Holdings LLC said late Thursday that its second-quarter profit dropped 29 percent, hurt by losses in its mortgage portfolio and a provision for loan losses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/kkr-financial-2nd-qtr-profit-falls-29-percent.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:52:53 EDT Private equity powerhouse Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. said Monday a plan to go public through a takeover of its Amsterdam-listed investment fund gives it access to new markets to make acquisitions and provides the European shareholders better value. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/99152-kkr-ipo.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/kkr-to-go-public-on-nyse-via-fund-takeover.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/kkr-to-go-public-on-nyse-via-fund-takeover.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:19:57 EDT Shares of power wholesaler Calpine Corp. jumped Thursday after NRG Energy Inc. offered to buy the company in a move analysts said could open up buyout chatter elsewhere in the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/calpine-surges-on-11-3-billion-nrg-buyout-offer.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 20:05:39 EDT A director at financial services firm KKR Financial Holdings LLC bought 189,426 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. In a Form 4 filed with the ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/kkr-financial-director-buys-shares.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:23:55 EDT Financial services firm KKR Financial Holdings LLC said Wednesday evening it priced a public offering of 30 million common shares at $11.85 per share. The price is six cents below than Wednesday's ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/kkr-financial-prices-stock-offering.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:13:44 EDT Commercial financing firms are likely to face credit risk in 2008 as credit markets and the economy continue to worsen, but those risks are reflected in current valuations, Wachovia Capital Markets LLC analyst Jim Shanahan wrote in a research note Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080319/commercial-finance-firms-risk-rises.htm Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:24:11 EDT Investments backed by commercial real estate loans have avoided the problems socking the home loan market, an industry group said Monday. The Mortgage Bankers Association's 2007 statistics show that investors in commercial real estate loans _ which finance purchases of properties like apartments, office buildings and malls _ have escaped the kind of defaults that have soared among home loans over the past year. The group expressed hope that the statistics should ease worries about the industry, which has seen investment dry up in recent months due to the global credit crunch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/trade-group-says-commercial-loans-safe.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:50:07 EDT Shares of Virgin Media Inc. jumped in early afternoon trading Monday after British newspaper The Observer said four U.S. private equity firms are prepared to make an offer for the British television and telephone company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/virgin-media-jumps-after-buyout-report.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:24:15 EDT A unit of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., one of the world's largest private-equity firms, on Wednesday said it has delayed payment on billions in loans and opened debt restructuring talks with creditors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080220/kkr-arm-delays-debt-payment.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:52:44 EST Investment manager Legg Mason Inc. said Tuesday it named Scott Nuttall to the board of directors. Nuttall has been a member of the board at Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co., which recently invested $1.25 billion in Legg Mason. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/legg-mason-names-new-board-member.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:07:18 EST