Showing posts with label Private Equity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Private Equity. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Game Changers - Charles and David Koch

The Koch brothers, Charles and David, are the key men behind America's largest private company. Their company, Koch Industries, employs over 50,000 people and generates over $100 billion of revenue. Koch Industries is primarily engaged in oil and gas production and exploration but also has a number of other business lines. The Koch brothers have attracted some criticism over time due to their significant funding of conservative and libertarian policy and advocacy groups such as the Cato Institute. This documentary provides an interesting look at the lives of these die hard capitalist entrepreneurs and presents an insight into the people behind what is an important and sizeable company. The documentary is part of Bloomberg's "Game Changers" series, see also: Game Changers - Henry Kravis

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Finance Documentaries: http://www.financedocumentaries.com/2012/09/game-changers-charles-and-david-koch.html

Saturday, 15 September 2012

Game Changers - Henry Kravis

Henry Kravis is the guy that made leveraged buyout (LBO) a common term in finance and a frequently used strategy; giving rise to large and powerful private equity funds. Henry Kravis is the K in the firm "KKR" (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts); a large private equity firm which grabbed headlines in the takeover battle for RJR Nabisco (the largest ever leveraged buyout at the time). Along with his cousins Jerome Kohlberg and George Roberts, he is one of the pioneers of the private equity and buyout firm business. This documentary provides an insight into his career and how he rose to this position, and will be of interest to anyone looking to get into investment banking or private equity or just those who are curious about someone who is still a significant corporate power broker, innovator, and one of the masters of finance.

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Finance Documentaries: http://www.financedocumentaries.com/2012/09/game-changers-henry-kravis.html