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KKR To Acquire Arctos In $1.4B Deal, Bitcoin Drops Below $70,000 | Bloomberg Markets 2/5/2026
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KKR is acquiring Arctos in a $1.4B deal, causing a market move that led to Bitcoin dropping below $70,000, but KKR's CFO clarified that they are unlikely to do more strategic M&A.
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"Bloomberg Markets" follows the market moves across every global asset class and discusses the biggest issues for Wall Street. Today's guests: KKR CFO Robert Lewin, Arctos CEO Ian Charles, JPMorgan Asset Management Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Kelsey Berro and BlackRock Head of iShares Investment Strategy Americas Kristy Akullian. CORRECT: Live airing of this show contained an on-air graphic that misquoted KKR CFO Robert Lewin. This video updates the graphic to make clear that Lewin said it is "unlikely you are going to see us do a ton more strategic M&A." (Source: Bloomberg)
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