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Overview
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is an investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds. The company generates investment returns for its fund investors through a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing people, and driving growth and value creation with KKR portfolio companies. The company invests its own capital alongside the capital it manages for fund investors and delivers financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business. The firm has completed more than two-hundred-eighty private equity investments in portfolio companies with approximately $545 billion of total enterprise value as of June 30, 2017. Assets Under Management (“AUM”) and Fee Paying Assets Under Management (“FPAUM”) were $153 billion and $114 billion, respectively as of September 30, 2017.
Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. Roberts, all of whom had previously worked together at Bear Stearns, where the three completed some of the leveraged buyout transactions founded the company. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has completed a number of transactions including the 1989 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, which was a large buyout in history to that point, as well as the 2007 buyout of TXU, which is currently also a large buyout completed to date since its founding.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has offices in 21 cities in 16 countries across 5 continents. The firm is currently headquartered in the Solow Building, New York, but in October 2015, the firm announced its intentions to occupy a newly constructed 30 Hudson Yards.
In October 2009, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts listed shares in the company through KKR & Co., an affiliate that holds 30% of the firm's ownership equity, with the remainder held by the firm's partners. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts filed to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in March 2010, with trading commencing four months later, on July 15, 2010.
Highlights
1976
Financial Services
1001-5000
378
236
122
Private Equity, Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Private Equity Firm
Location
New York, United States, North America
Contact Information
Social
Profile Resume
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, established in 1976 and headquartered in New York, United States, North America., specializes in Private Equity, Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Seed investments across Communications Infrastructure, Apps, Outsourcing, Electronics, Manufacturing, Product Design, Mobile, Advertising, Wireless, Financial Services. The organization boasts a portfolio of 377 investments, with an average round size of $940.9M and 122 successful exits. Their recent investments include Aricent, Flex, Spotcast Communications, TPG, Fotolia. The highest investment round they participated in was $17352.4B. Among their most notable exits are Aricent and Flex. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Investment portfolio
378
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236
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Investments
378
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
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Jun 11, 2024 | - | - | 850.0M |
Jun 18, 2024 | ST Telemedia Global Data Centres | Information Technology | 1294.1M |
Jul 18, 2024 | Trinseo | Chemical | 150.0M |
Aug 06, 2024 | MercuryGate International | Software | null |
Exits
122
Funding Timeline
378
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38
Funding Rounds
378
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has raised 378 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 06, 2024 from a Private Equity Round - MercuryGate International round.
Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
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Jun 11, 2024 | Private Equity Round - Quick Quack Car Wash | - | 850.0M | - |
Jun 18, 2024 | Private Equity Round - ST Telemedia Global Data Centres | - | 1294.1M | - |
Jul 18, 2024 | Post-IPO Debt - Trinseo | - | 150.0M | - |
Aug 06, 2024 | Private Equity Round - MercuryGate International | - | 0 | - |
Investors
2
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is funded by 2 investor(s). Covey Capital Advisors Kantor is the most recent investors.
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Covey Capital Advisors | No | Post-IPO Equity - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | 0 |
- | No | Post-IPO Debt - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts | 583.1M |
Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
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May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
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