"KKR Faces A $2.5B Insurance Bill That's Only Getting Bigger" - Semafor
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KKR owes $2.5 billion to Goldman Sachs' clients due to a provision in a 2021 deal when KKR bought Global Atlantic from Goldman. KKR bought 63% of the company, with the rest going to Goldman's clients. The provision allows these minority shareholders to force KKR to list their shares in Global Atlantic or find another way to buy them out. The price tag for this is increasing, with KKR's stake valued at $4.4 billion, making the minority stake worth $2.5 billion. KKR may have to issue 42 million shares, about 5% of its existing share count, to cover this.
October 17, 2023 | 4:29 pm
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KKR faces a growing financial obligation to Goldman Sachs' clients, which may result in the issuance of additional shares, diluting existing share value.
The news directly pertains to KKR's financial obligations stemming from a previous acquisition. The potential issuance of additional shares to cover this obligation could dilute the value of existing shares, negatively impacting the stock price in the short term.
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