More than 430,000 quota holders would receive some money, but at the top of the buyout list are 462 individuals, estates and companies, including farmers like Mr. Carter, who are likely to receive $1 million or more, the nonprofit Environmental Working Group, which conducted the study, says.
Three companies have bid for Opel Fiatt, which has also bid for Vauxhall, G.M.'s British unit; RHJ International, a buyout company listed in Brussels; and Magna International, a Canadian auto parts maker that is being backed by Sberbank Rossii, a Russian bank.
While retail sales have been stirred up by government cash handouts to boost the economy, the floating of Myer might also trigger other private buyout firms to list Australian brands, such as camping and outdoor gear retailer Kathmandu owned by Goldman Sachs, JBWere and Quadrant Private Equity; as well as Ascendia Retail under the control of Archer Capital.
Kohlberg Kravis, co-founded by Henry Kravis, below, is instead buying all of the assets of its Euronext Amsterdam listed buyout fund affiliate, Kohlberg Kravis Private Equity Investors, otherwise known as K.P.E.
That hinges on our buyout of our listed company in Amsterdam.
Since deal-making slowed after the financial crisis, it may be some time before a new buyout breaks into the list below.
He joins several buyout kings on the list who have benefited from cheap loans in just this way.
KKR began looking for bigger prey and in 1979 bought Houdaille, a car and aircraft equipment manufacturer, for $370m, the first buyout of a New York Stock Exchange listed company.
Bob Herguth, the new managing editor of The Business Journal of Milwaukee, said he received e-mail messages from friends around the country after his move from The Chicago Sun-Times (he took a buyout last month) was listed in the e-mail message.
Christian Benteke is at the top of the list, with a buyout clause in his contract at Aston Villa set at £32.5m.
Having already been selected as attractive deals, these companies are likely to be at the top of the list when the buyout business picks up again.
