alix: there were a lot of hitters, kkr, colgate-palmolive. i wonder if that is specific to the asset. >> private equity firms were interested in different pieces. that you cane probably market some the pieces of this or take it public and the will be interest into specialist are's -- in the investors. alix: coming up, the health of the housing market, permit data on deck. what the numbers could say about the economy after numbers were iffy in april. this is bloomberg. ♪