Rare LBO to come as KKR wins Oriental race

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Rare LBO to come as KKR wins Oriental race

Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts emerged as the likely winner in the race for Korea’s Oriental Brewery this week, paving the way for one of the biggest leveraged buy-outs in Asia since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September.

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