Carlyle Group affiliate Insight Communications
will sell $400 million in debt. Three quarters or $300 million will be distributed to capital stockholders. Distribution = special dividend.
Carlyle's Booz Allen Hamilton enacted a similar strategy, before declaring a
public offering. KKR
milked HCA for $2.25 billion prior to their IPO.
The
money spew is on for private equity underwriters (PEU's). Congress ensured the PEU regulatory/tax slate is
clear and clean. The White House works to
make that a global phenomena.