Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 71 leveraged buyout 68 private equity 65 LBO 57 takeovers 56 buyouts 54 IPOs 54 Blackstone Group 54 highly leveraged 53 hedge funds 53 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts 52 mergers 51 restructurings 50 acquirers 50 securitization 50 KKR 49 buyout 49 subprime mortgages 48 financings 48 Lazard 48 buybacks 48 subprime mortgage 48 Blackstone 47 Permira 47 Hedge funds 46 hedge fund 46 SIVs 46 subprime 46 subprime loans 46 CMBS 46 Mergers 46 CDOs 46 structured finance 46 share buybacks 46 dealmaking 45 Bear Stearns 45 deleveraging 45 collateralized debt obligations 45 refinancing 45 mergers acquisitions 45 Buyout 45 Lehman Brothers 45 Private Equity 44 sovereign wealth funds 44 writedowns 44 lenders 44 Carlyle Group 43 acquisitions 43 Cerberus Capital Management 43 TPG 43 hedge fund managers 43 subprime lending 43 venture capital 43 leveraged 43 securitized 43 backed securities 43 REITs 42 Lehman Brothers Holdings 42 mortgage defaults 42 issuers 42 balance sheets 42 bankruptcies 42 IPO 42 debt 42 sub prime 42 credit crunch 42 mortgages 41 sukuk 41 write downs 41 illiquid 41 Bear Stearns Cos. 41 Cerberus 41 privatizations 40 Management LP 40 Bain Capital 40 subprime mortgage crisis 40 startups 40 sovereign debt 40 venture capitalists 40 valuations 40 Terra Firma 40 JPMorgan 40 Hedge fund 40 recapitalization 39 emerging markets 39 mortgage 39 share repurchases 39 equity 39 debt repayments 39 securities 39 Fannie Mae Freddie Mac 39 GE Capital 39 acquisitive 39 repurchases 39 defaults 39 stockmarket 39 Warburg Pincus 39 refinance 39 VCs 39 turnarounds 38 maturities 38 conglomerates