Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Kravis, Goldman, Lee Stymied as Investors Jettison Loose Loan Covenants

(Bloomberg) -- The high-yield loans that provided the most favorable terms to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP as they completed the biggest leveraged buyouts are drying up.

Investors have scaled back such credit to LBOs by about 33 percent since February, according to ratings company Standard & Poor's. Yields on loans to buyout firms and companies considered below investment grade rose to 7.76 percent from 7.47 percent three months ago, S&P estimates.


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