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KKR & Co., the private equity firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, said fourth-quarter profit fell 68 percent as investment income declined.

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American Dental Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADPI) 79.0% HIGHER; entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired private equity firm JLL Partners for $19 per share, or an 83 percent premium to Friday's close .

The transaction is valued at approximately $398 million, including $81 million in currently outstanding debt.

Force Protection (Nasdaq: FRPT) 30.8% HIGHER; the company and General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) have agreed to terms of an acquisition at $5.52 per share in common stock, or about $360 million.

Two published reports say Bank of America Corp. is in talks with Blackstone Group LP over a possible deal to sell real estate assets previously owned by Merrill Lynch to the private-equity firm.

Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP has agreed to sell its 50 percent stake in Universal Orlando to Comcast-controlled NBCUniversal for $1.03 billion.

Private equity firm CVC Capital partners will take Samsonite International S.A. public on the Hong Kong stock exchange in early June, according to a published report.

The company that is parent of "American Idol" and owns the rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali is being sold for about $511 million in cash.

Here is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street: 1. Shares of Jo-Ann Stores (NYSE: JAS) rallied more than 32% on Thursday as private-equity firm Leonard Green & Partners offered to buyout the company in a $1.6 billion deal.

The deal values shares of Jo-Ann at $61 each, representing a 34% premium from the closing price on Wednesday. 2.

Economic data was mixed this week; personal spending for the month of November came in at 0.4%, slightly worse than the 0.5% the Street had been looking for, while personal income of 0.3% was modestly better than

Jo-Ann Stores Inc. is being bought by an affiliate of private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners LP for about $1.6 billion.

Toronto-Dominion Bank has agreed to buy Chrysler Financial, the automaker's old lending arm, from private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP for $6.3 billion.