Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division to Acquire Ipreo from KKR

Blackstone and Goldman Sachs MerchantBlackstone and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division to Acquire Ipreo from KKR PR Newswire NEW YORK, April 14, 2014 Ipreo Holdings LLC ("Ipreo"), a leading global provider of market intelligence and workflow solutions to capital markets and corporate professionals, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and by the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division ("Goldman Sachs") (together, the "Sponsors"). The Sponsors are acquiring the business from affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. ("KKR"), who will retain a minority ownership stake in the business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ipreo is a leading global provider of new issuance software solutions across the equity, fixed income, municipal, and syndicated loan markets, including bookbuilding systems, roadshow & conference management platforms, and electronic document delivery. Ipreo's extensive suite of investor relations services provides corporate clients with unparalleled cross-asset class surveillance, shareholder analysis, investor targeting, perception studies, proxy solicitation and transaction analytics.