10 Most Successful LBOs and Private Equity Buyouts in History

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6. Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI)

Year: 2006
Nominal value: $21.60 billion
Value in 2017 dollars: $26.66 billion
Buyer: The Carlyle Group, Highstar Capital, Riverstone Holdings, and Goldman Sachs Private Equity

With almost 70,000 miles of pipeline under its hat, Kinder Morgan is the number 6 on our list of most successful LBOs and private equity buyouts in history and the largest energy infrastructure company in North America. About 38% of America’s natural gas goes through its pipes in order to reach consumers. The huge group behind its LBO bet that the company had a great future and they were right. The group made $2.9 billion on Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI)’s IPO in 2011 and though shares are down by 38% since that IPO, the company is still valued at $43 billion, nearly double what the group paid for it in 2006.

10 Most Successful LBOs and Private Equity Buyouts in History

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