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KKR Losses May Reach $5 Billion From Samson, Energy Future Busts
Samson Resources Is KKR's 2nd Energy Buyout to Blow Up
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The energy patch has turned into a minefield for KKR & Co.
Samson Resources Corp., which is preparing to enter bankruptcy by Sept. 15, is KKR’s second big energy buyout to blow up. Last year Energy Future Holdings Corp. sought court protection. The two debacles could vaporize most of the roughly $5 billion that investors in a KKR private-equity fund and the firm sank into the deals.