Creswell, Julie and Peter Lattman. 2010. "Private Equity Thrives Again, but Dark Shadows Loom." New York Times (29 September) Dealbook Special Section: p. 1.
"This summer, executives from the New York-based private equity firm *SK Capital* traveled to Houston to celebrate the first anniversary of their acquisition of a nylon manufacturing business. Soon they will have a bigger reason to uncork the Champagne. The nylon manufacturer has announced plans to issue about $1 billion in debt, of which $922 million will be used to pay a dividend to SK. For SK, which paid $50 million in cash for the business, that is an astonishing almost 18-fold return in a little more than a year."
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