REVEALED: KKR said to be vying with Carlyle to buy Dr Martens for over £300 million - sources
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 9:32 pm
KKR, the US-listed private equity giant, has emerged as a surprise frontrunner to buy Dr Martens for over £300 million.
Sources familiar with the matter said KKR - the former owner of pharmacy giant Boots that was immortalised in the bestselling book Barbarians At The Gate - is vying with Carlyle, another Wall Street buy-out firm, to buy Dr Martens from Permira, a European investment firm...