Private-Equity Boom
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Private-Equity Boom
U.S. private-equity buyouts topped $436 billion in 2007. The top 10 deals, completed or announced:
| Buyer | Target | Value of deal (billions) |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | TXU | $43.8 |
| TPG Capital | Alltel | $27.9 |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | First Data | $27.7 |
| Blackstone | Hilton Hotels | $25.8 |
Tishman Speyer Properties and Lehman Brothers Private Equity | Archstone-Smith Trust | $20.6 |
| Hexion Specialty Chemicals | Hunstman | $10.1 |
| Bain Capital, Carlyle Group and Clayton Dubilier & Rice | HD Supply | $8.5 |
| Fortress Investment Group and Centerbridge Partners | Penn National Gaming | $8.5 |
| Silver Lake Partners and TPG Capital | Avaya | $7.9 |
| OMERS Capital Partners and Apex Partners | Thomson Learning | $7.8 |
SOURCE: Dealogic
