Carlyle (CG) and KKR (KKR) have won an auction for a $10B student loan book from Discover Financial (DFS), Eric Platt, Maria Heeter, Antoine Gara and Brooke Masters of The Financial Times reports, citing four people with knowledge of the matter. The joint bid from the two investment groups eclipsed a competing offer, two people added.
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