Private Equity

KKR learns harsh lesson from energy bets

Failed buyouts mean the private equity firm is backing away from debt-fuelled takeovers of energy companies

Oil and debt don’t mix.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts learned that lesson the hard way after falling commodity prices doomed two of its biggest investments: the multibillion-dollar buyouts of power producer TXU Corp and oil explorer Samson Resources Corp.

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