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KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS MAKES A MAJOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVE IN DSL IN EUROPE
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co L.P. (KKR) announced today a major strategic initiative in European broadband services by combining a €50 million equity investment in KKF.net AG (KKF), a leading provider of DSL and Internet services in Germany, with a distribution and co-operation agreement between KKF and Tenovis GmbH & Co. KG (Tenovis), formerly the Private Networks division of Bosch Telecom GmbH which KKR acquired earlier this year.

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES $500 MILLION EQUITY INVESTMENT
New Company Redefines the Business Model for the Development, Delivery, and Support of Leading-Edge Telecommunications Equipment

ALLIANCE IMAGING, INC. SIGNS MERGER AGREEMENT WITH KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO.
Alliance Imaging, Inc. today announced the completion of its merger, effective Nov. 2, 1999, with an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. ("KKR") and a recapitalization of the Company.