Why First Data matters

KKR’s negotiations with underwriters of the First Data deal -- the second such mega deal for which banks have had difficulty syndicating the debt -- will be a harbinger of things to come, says Dechert attorney Scott Zimmerman.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts appears likely to make a concession on the terms of the debt underlying its $29 billion buyout of First Data, people familiar with the matter have told The Wall Street Journal.

Many in the finance world are watching this negotiation as a prognosticate for the restructuring of the approximately $400 billion of leverage still in the pipeline, said Scott Zimmerman, an attorney in Dechert’s corporate and securities practice group.

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