Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 66 LBO 63 IPOs 63 leveraged buyout 62 private equity 57 takeovers 54 highly leveraged 54 CMBS 53 mergers 51 securitization 51 buybacks 51 buyouts 50 hedge funds 50 REITs 49 deleveraging 49 KKR 48 share buybacks 48 subprime 48 CDOs 47 balance sheets 47 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts 47 IPO 46 restructurings 46 financings 46 leveraged 46 refinancing 46 Private Equity 46 securitized 46 Blackstone Group 45 equity 45 illiquid 45 Mergers 45 Lehman Brothers 45 Bear Stearns 45 issuers 45 deals 44 Lazard 44 subprime loans 44 sukuk 44 subprime mortgages 44 lenders 44 subprime mortgage 44 Blackstone 44 dealmaking 44 valuations 44 sub prime 44 Hedge funds 43 backed securities 43 acquisitions 43 refinance 43 buyout 43 corporates 43 equities 43 redemptions 43 structured finance 42 venture capital 42 liquidity 42 sovereign wealth funds 42 VCs 42 recapitalization 42 maturities 42 issuances 42 emerging markets 42 debt 42 RMBS 42 Permira 42 mortgages 41 convertible bonds 41 JP Morgan 41 subprime lending 41 share repurchases 41 JPMorgan 41 tranches 41 institutional investors 40 hedge fund 40 loan defaults 40 Carlyle Group 40 balance sheet 40 sovereign debt 40 venture capitalists 40 credit crunch 40 bankruptcies 40 Issuers 39 conglomerates 39 startups 39 firms 39 multiples 39 writedowns 39 investments 39 thrifts 39 defaults 39 hedge fund managers 39 TPG 39 Morgan Stanley 39 mutual funds 38 PE 38 arbitrage 38 collateralized debt obligations 38 outperformance 38 mortgage defaults 38 unsecured debt 38 Lehman Brothers Holdings