Greatest leveraged buyout

Greatest leveraged buyout
Who
TXU Corp.
What
43800000000 US dollar(s)
Where
United States
When
25 February 2007

The largest private equity deal was agreed on 25 February 2007, for the leveraged buyout of the Texan energy provider, TXU Corporation (USA), by a group led by private-equity firms, Texas Pacific Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, in a deal valued at $43.8 billion (£22.3 billion).

(Broken down, the amount is $31.8 billion (£16.2 billion) plus TXU's debt).