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03 Nov 2008 17:44

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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co’s plan to go public has been delayed until 2009. The private equity firm, which plans to merge with its Amsterdam-listed vehicle KKR Private Equity Investors and then list on the New York Stock Exchange, said they delay is mainly process-related. It previously planned to complete the deal by the end of 2008.

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The plan to go public by merging with its Amsterdam-listed vehicle has been delayed. KKR says the delay is due to logistics. They're lucky to have such problems. The deal is complex, investors don’t buy the valuation and public buyout shops are struggling.

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