ZOCHITIKA 1-Sealy atuluka pothandizira KKR

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Onjezani kuyankha kwa H Partners)Marichi 23 (Reuters)-
Sealy Corp adateteza mwini wake wamkulu, KKR & Co LP, Lachisanu, chifukwa zoneneza za kusayendetsa bwino komanso kusamvana kwa chidwi pa hedge funds kudapangitsa opanga matiresi kutaya 90% ya mtengo wawo wamsika.
M'kalata yopita kwa Sealy koyambirira kwa mwezi uno, H Partners Management LLC anali ndi 14.
Gawo la 5% la kampaniyo limayang'ana ku KKR, osati pazosankha zake zoyang'anira, komanso zamakhalidwe a Capstone, gulu la alangizi amtundu wa KKR.
Lachisanu, Sealy adapereka kalata yochokera kwa Gary Molin, tcheyamani wa komiti yosankhidwa ndi olamulira, kwa H Partners kuti athetse zosowa za hedge funds ndikutsutsa zonena zawo.
"Tikupitiriza kuvomereza malingaliro abwino kuchokera kwa omwe ali ndi masheya kwa nthawi yayitali.
Zokonda za nthawi yayitali za kampaniyo, "Molin analemba.
"Komabe, timakhulupirira kuti tikamafunafuna munthu woyenera kutsogolera bizinesi yathu ndikuyesetsa kukonza momwe kampani ikuyendera kuti apindule onse omwe tili nawo, mawu anu aukali komanso pagulu sakhala olimbikitsa.
"Sealy, yomwe idakhazikitsidwa kumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 1900 ndi wopanga makina a thonje a Daniel Haines, idavumbulutsidwa ndi KKR kwa $1 patatha zaka ziwiri KKR idagulidwa kuchokera kukampani ina yabizinesi ya Bain Capital LLC.
5 biliyoni, mu 2004.
Chiyambireni kuperekedwa koyamba kwa anthu mu 2006, mtengo wa eni ake a Sealy pamodzi watsika ndi $1.
3 biliyoni, pafupifupi 90%.
Pakadali pano, Capstone wakhala akufunitsitsa kulimbikitsa ntchito yake pa Sealy, yemwe wamkulu wawo Lawrence J. wapanga chiyamiko patsamba la KKR\
Rogers, akapeza wolowa m'malo ku kampani yomwe ili ndimavuto, apuma pantchito chaka chino.
H. Othandizana nawo adadzudzula KKR chifukwa chakuchepa
Njira yopezera ndalama kwa nthawi yayitali kwa Sealy, m'malo moyika ndalama zofunikira kuti kampaniyo igulitse zinthu zaukadaulo, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti msika wa opanga matiresi awonongeke.
Udindo wotsogolera.
Kampaniyo ili ndi ngongole ya $790.
3 miliyoni, pakati pa 2006 ndi 2011, ndalama zidatsika ndi theka, zomwe zidakhudzidwa ndi mpikisano wochulukirapo monga Select Comfort Corp ndi Tempur.
Malingaliro a kampani Pedic International Inc. imagwira ntchito pokwaniritsa kufunikira kokulirapo kwa matiresi apadera.
"Ndi thandizo la KKR ndi ndalama zowonjezera $ 90 miliyoni mu 2009, kampaniyo inatha kudutsa m'modzi mwazovuta kwambiri m'zaka 100 zapitazo, pamene opikisana nawo akuluakulu monga Simmons, Spring Air ndi IBC adalemba kuti atetezedwe," Morin analemba.
Kudzudzula kwa ma H ogwirizana ambiri kunayang'ana pa Dean Nelson, mlangizi wa KKR \ --in-
Mkulu ndi mkulu wa Cape Stone
Kampani yogulitsa ndalama idamupempha kuti asiye udindo wake monga director of Sealy, akukhulupirira kuti akukumana ndi vuto ngati wothandizira wothandizira.
"Chomwe ndikufuna kumveketsa bwino ndichakuti Purezidenti Nelson wayimitsa ndalama zake zonse monga director of Sealy kupita ku Sealy general stock, zomwe sizidzalipidwa mpaka atapuma pantchito ya Sealy board.
Izi ndizokonda za Obama.
Nelson ali ndi onse omwe ali ndi Sealy, "Molin adayankha.
Morin adawonjezeranso kuti Sealy adachita kafukufuku wamsika kuti awonetsetse kuti ndalama zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pachimake ndizotsika kuposa zomwe zimaperekedwa ndi makampani omwe amapereka ntchito zofananira.
H Partners adapempha mpando ku Sealy board of directors ndipo adapempha kuti achotse ndalama zilizonse za board.
Inapemphanso Sealy kuti asankhe ndi woimira Komiti Yoyang'anira Corporate ndi komiti yofufuza ya CEO.
"Kuyambira pomwe mudayika ndalama ku Sealy kumapeto kwa 2011, bolodi lathu silinasinthe ndipo kapangidwe kake ndi koyenera," Morin adalemba. \".
H Othandizana nawo ali ndi mbiri yabwino pakuyika ndalama m'makampani omwe ali ndi mavuto.
Yakhazikitsidwa mu 2005 ndi Rehan Jaffer, hedge fund ndi m'modzi mwa omwe amagulitsa mitu ya Six Flags Entertainment pakukonzanso kwake mu 2010.
"Mayankho a Sealy adalephera kuthana ndi udindo wofunikira wa board of directors ndi KKR pakuchepetsa mtengo wa omwe ali ndi masheya akampani.
Tikuwunika zonse zomwe tasankha, "H Partners adatero mu imelo poyankha kalatayo. (
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