Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

investment firm

About

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.

  • Hudson,New York,United States

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Equity
Industries
Advice,Asset Management,Financial Services,Real Estate,Venture Capital
Founded date
Jan 1, 1976
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nyse:KKR
Legal Name
KKR & Co., Inc.
Also Known As
KKR,KKR & Co.
Investor Type
PE

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 attractive investment returns for its fund investors through a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class 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.

It was founded on 1976 and is headquartered in New York.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
2
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has raised a total of — in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 4, 2016 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 4, 2016 Post-IPO Equity 1 Detail
Jul 23, 2010 IPO Detail

Funds Raised

Announced Date Fund Name Money Raised
Oct 27, 2022 KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Fund II $6B
Jul 15, 2022 KKR ASSET-BASED FINANCE FUND $2.10B
May 24, 2022 KKR Inaugural Asia Credit Opportunities Fund $1.10B
Apr 25, 2022 KKR North America Fund XIII $19B
Apr 5, 2022 European buyout fund $6.60B

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
302
202
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has made 302 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 19, 2023, when Restaurant365 raised $135M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
May 19, 2023 Restaurant365
Private Equity(PE) $135M Accounting Yes
Private Equity(PE) $120M Education Yes
Private Equity(PE) $250M Renewable Energy Yes
Apr 11, 2023 FGS Global
Private Equity(PE) Advice Yes
Private Equity(PE) Building Maintenance Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is funded by 1 investors. Covey Capital Advisors are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Covey Capital Advisors Post-IPO Equity

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
367
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has 367 current employee profiles, including Employee Michael Marks
Employee
Executive
Board member
Executive

Exits

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has had 99 exits. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts most notable exits include Policygenius ,   AcuFocus

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Apr 25, 2023 Policygenius M&A Finance Detail
Jan 17, 2023 AcuFocus M&A Health Care Detail
Nov 9, 2022 Five Star Business Finance IPO Banking Detail
Jul 1, 2022 GfK M&A Consulting Detail
Jun 28, 2022 Petainer M&A Developer Platform Detail

Acquisition

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has acquired 167 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Borden Chemical on Jan 1, 1995. They acquired Borden Chemical for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jan 1, 1995 Borden Chemical
Manufacturing Detail
Dec 3, 2002 Legrand
Electronics acquisition Detail
Mar 5, 2004 Sealy
Health Care acquisition $ 1.50B Detail
Apr 20, 2004 PanAmSat
Content acquisition Detail
Jun 30, 2004 Auto-Teile-Unger
Logistics acquisition Detail