In recent years, the private equity industry has escaped much of the regulatory scrutiny that has been directed toward hedge funds and Wall Street banks. But that appears to be changing. The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun a broad examinatio

KKR & Co. , the private equity firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, bought some of the loans of Four Seasons Health Care Group Ltd. , a U.K. nursing home operator, the Sunday Times of London reported, without saying where it got the information. Pu

(Updates shares in fifth paragraph.) Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- KKR & Co. , the private equity firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, said fourth-quarter profit fell 68 percent as investment income declined. Economic net income after taxes, a measure of

FORMER US President Bill Clinton last night gave a ringing endorsement to our economy by urging some of the world's biggest investors to pump their money into it.He told a star-studded cast of US corporate chieftains -- with trillions of dollars at their

FORMER US President Bill Clinton last night gave a ringing endorsement to our economy by urging some of the world's biggest investors to pump their money into it.He told a star-studded cast of US corporate chieftains -- with trillions of dollars at their

NEW YORK (AP) — KKR & Co. LP, the private equity firm led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income slid 75 percent partly because of a drop in the appreciation of its investments compared with a year ago. KKR i