One of the world’s largest and most successful private equity firms.

Established in 1976, we are a leading global alternative asset manager. Led by our founders, Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts, who are pioneers of the leveraged buyout industry, KKR specializes in large, complex buyouts. We are a global firm with industry-leading private equity experience, in-depth industry knowledge, sophisticated processes for growing and improving businesses, and a strong culture committed to teamwork and sharing information across offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia.

We have a history of landmark achievements in private equity, including the first leveraged buyout in excess of $1 billion, the first friendly tender offer in the buyout of a public company, and the largest buyouts in the U.S., the Netherlands, Denmark, India, Australia, Turkey, Singapore, and France. We have continued our history of innovation by establishing new debt and public equity strategies that leverage the power of our brand and the intellectual capital in our private equity business.

Today, with offices in 10 major financial centers located on four continents, we sponsor and manage funds that make investments worldwide in private equity and fixed income transactions on behalf of third-party investors and our firm.

 

Investors in our funds include more than 20 state and local public pension plans, representing nearly 9 million members.

KKR Fast Facts

1976 — Established

14 — Number of private equity funds sponsored and managed to date

51 — Number of private equity portfolio companies

$59.9B — Capital and capital commitments from investors since founding

$68.3B of total value — Created from $25.4B of invested capital

165+ — Number of transactions completed with an aggregate enterprise value of more than $420B

All numbers and dollar values here and throughout site as of June 30, 2008, unless otherwise noted.