Donald P. Kelly
Donald P. Kelly (February 24, 1922 – March 18, 2010) was a Chicago businessman, most well known for the 1987 leveraged buyout of the Beatrice Companies. He was the chairman of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company, the firm that, along with Drexel Burnham Lambert, financed the acquisition of the Beatrice conglomerate for over $6 billion. The deal was one of the most profitable of the 1980s. Later in life he was the CEO of D.P. Kelly and Associates, and trustee of the Museum of Science and Industry.
Personal facts
| Birth date | February 24, 1922 |
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| Date of death | March 18, 2010 |