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KKR targets A1 Garage Door in $2bn transaction as residential-services consolidation accelerates
KKR has reportedly agreed to acquire A1 Garage Door Service for about $2 billion, extending private equity’s push into fragmented residential trades. Founder Tommy Mello built A1 from $25 million of revenue in 2017 to more than $200 million, while the company has completed a long series of local acquisitions. The valuation suggests KKR is betting that garage-door repair can follow HVAC and plumbing into a much larger institutional consolidation cycle.
Wella’s IPO looks like a beauty growth story until the $2.29bn balance-sheet number enters the picture
Wella Company has filed for a New York Stock Exchange IPO after returning to profit and lifting adjusted EBITDA above $520 million. The owner of Wella Professionals, OPI, Clairol and ghd has delivered 22 consecutive quarters of constant-currency growth, but $2.29 billion of debt means the eventual valuation will depend as much on deleveraging as brand strength.
USI nearly tripled revenue under KKR, but Aon is paying 14.5 times synergised EBITDA for the next stage
Aon is paying $17 billion for privately held USI Insurance Services only two years after its $13 billion NFP acquisition. The transaction gives KKR a sixfold return on its original 2017 equity, but Aon’s 9.5% share-price fall shows investors are focusing just as closely on leverage, a 14.5-times synergised EBITDA multiple and the cost of integrating another major insurance brokerage.
OPKO Health (Nasdaq: OPK) raises $125m against mazdutide royalties as GLP-1 financing strategy deepens
OPKO Health raises $125 million against mazdutide royalties. Read how the KKR-linked financing reshapes OPK’s GLP-1 capital strategy.
KKR has its largest infrastructure fund yet: Where could $19.2bn go next?
KKR’s fifth flagship global infrastructure fund is about 13% larger than its predecessor, expanding the investment firm’s capacity across energy, digital networks, transport and essential services.
From activist pressure to a US$5.7bn sale: Inside KKR’s Integer Holdings takeover
KKR will pay US$127 per share to acquire Integer Holdings Corporation, ending a strategic review that followed weaker growth, investor pressure and renewed private equity interest in medical device manufacturing.
KKR is buying into TotalEnergies’ renewables, but the €1.8bn figure hides a crucial detail
An insurance account managed by KKR will acquire half of a 1.2GW wind and solar portfolio across Germany, Spain, France and Poland, while TotalEnergies retains operational control and electricity marketing responsibilities.
KKR’s reported £170m logistics plan changed before closing. What does the final deal reveal?
KKR and Mirastar have completed another UK logistics acquisition from PLP, adding four prime assets as institutional investors return to income-producing warehouses.
KKR, Nvidia and Vistra launch $10bn AI infrastructure company to target hyperscalers
Read how KKR’s Helix launch with Nvidia, Vistra and Kuwait Investment Authority could reshape AI data centres and KKR stock sentiment.
KKR’s CIRCOR Aerospace exit gives Parker Hannifin another high-margin defense and aviation asset
Parker Hannifin’s $2.55B CIRCOR Aerospace deal deepens its defense and aviation systems play. Read why margins matter.