The firm has gone after several businesses, including Toys R Us, RJR Nabisco and Dollar General.

Here's a hint: changes to tax law.

The private equity firms Bain and KKR announced this week that they will contribute $20 million to a compensation fund for former employees of Toys R Us. The retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2017, laying off tens of thousands of workers without severance packages. And for months, those former employees have been […]