AUSTRALIA: KKR makes Pacific Brands approach
By Petah Marian | 10 January 2012
Shares in Australian troubled underwear manufacturer Pacific Brands shot up today (10 January) as the company received an unsolicited approach from private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
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