Money managers hire this company to keep their deals, and their consciences, clean.   Read More

Private equity firm KKR begins trading on Friday on Euronext. Should you buy what they're selling?   Read More

Investors are closely analyzing comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke trying to determine if the Fed is about to support a stronger dollar.   Read More

BlackRock and Fortress were two of the biggest winners this week with shares climbing about 30% a piece. Is there more room to run?   Read More

Private equity funds are structured to purchase and own companies; hedge funds, CLOs and banks are not. Yet, as many of today’s distressed companies binged on leverage loans from 2003 through the summer of 2007 and now need to restructure their balance sheets, hedge funds, CLOs and banks — who bought these loans as they were originated and syndicated – are, in fact, finding themselves owning reorganized companies as they emerge from the restructuring process.    Read More

Why KKR is so determined to go public is something of a mystery to me....today it unveiled its latest proposal to go public through an acquisition of its KKR Private Equity Investors (KPE), a limited partnership that trades on the Amsterdam exchange and invests its funds in KKR’s private equity transactions.    Read More

Today’s private equity environment is the most unusual that I’ve seen in my 20 years of consulting. The approach to private equity investment is shifting as firms struggle to find a clear exit strategy for their investments. The days of investing and flipping are on hold - perhaps for good.    Read More

New U.S. jobless claims fell for a third straight week last week; productivity rose 1.6 percent. What does this herald for the stock markets? Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services director of floor operations, offered his insights to CNBC.   Read More