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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Company nameKKR & Co. L.P. (formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.)
Company typePublic (Euronext - KKR,  )
IndustryPrivate Equity
Founded1976
Founder(s)Jerome Kohlberg, resigned 1987
Henry Kravis, Senior Partner
George R. Roberts, Senior Partner
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
13 offices in 9 countries
ProductsLeveraged buyouts, Growth capital
Total assets$60 billion

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Company typePublic company ( )
Founded2004

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Company typePublic company ( )
Founded2006

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KKR & Co. L.P. (formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.) ( ) is a global private equity firm, specializing in leveraged buyouts, based in New York, New York. The firm sponsors and manages private equity investment funds. Since its inception, the firm has completed over $400 billion of private equity transactions and was a pioneer in the leveraged buyout industry. In March 2010, KKR filed to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), with trading commencing on July 15, 2010.

The firm was founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. Roberts, all of whom had previously worked together at Bear Stearns, where they completed some of the earliest leveraged buyout transactions. Since its founding, KKR has completed a number of landmark transactions including the 1989 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, which was the largest buyout in history to that point, as well as the 2007 buyout of TXU, which is currently the largest buyout completed to date. KKR has completed investments in over 160 companies since 1977, completing at least one investment in every year except 1982 and 1990.

KKR is headquartered in New York City with thirteen additional offices in the US, Europe and Asia. In October 2009, KKR 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 Video

George Roberts & Henry Kravis co-founders of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) discussing the evolution of KKR on FT.com
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Nat Zilkha is a Principal at KKR where he focuses on investments in healthcare. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Zilkha was at Goldman Sachs, where he led the healthcare investing efforts for the Goldman Sachs Capital Partners funds. Over his career he has invested over $1.5 billion of equity in various sectors of healthcare including services, managed care, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Zilkha graduated from Princeton University. Nat spoke with The Deal at our 2008 Dealmaking Healthcare Symposium, March 19, 2008.
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George Roberts & Henry Kravis co-founders of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) discussing how we got here on FT.com
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BusinessWeek interview with Henry Kravis of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
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COLES Express service stations are responsible for motorists being punished with petrol price rises of 10 to 12 cents a litre every Wednesday - and Coles discount fuel offers for customers are virtually worthless. That's the grim verdict for motorists presented today by Australia's petrol commissioner and the consumer competition watchdog. They have today firmly turned their gunsights on Coles Express's behaviour in influencing petrol prices each week - and the biggest losers have been ordinary motorists. KKR is currently leading a consortium consisting of Carlyle Group , Texas Pacific, CVC, Blackstone and Bain Capital. Under the protocol described by Coles to buy out Coles . Coles which trails only Woolworths in the Australian retailing industry, has been the target of a number of buyout offers, most recently one led by the private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, which made an unsuccessful bid late last year at 15.25 Australian dollars, or $11.50, a share. The company, thought to be worth about 20 billion dollars, owns Coles Supermarkets, the Australian Target chain, the Kmart Australia discount stores and Officeworks among other retailers. and strongly looks like Calyle group will be sucessful in owning Coles Australia supermarkets and its subsidiary company's . I have to question why is the world largest weapons manufacturer is interested in having controlling interest in these company's not just these company's but .Text book publishing unit of Canada's Thomson <b>...</b>
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George Roberts & Henry Kravis co-founders of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) discussing the government's role going forward on FT.com
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KKR (Kravis, Kohlberg, Roberts) partners with the EDF (Environmental Defense Fund) to create a Green Portfolio of companies working to reduce waste and develop sustainable business practices. Ken Mehlman speaks on KKR's involvement and leadership on the Green Portfolio project as well as the end goals of producing more eco-friendly companies as well as reducing operating costs for the businesses involved.
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Officials from financial firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. announced Tuesday that company shares are set to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) starting July 15th with the ticker symbol KKR. Founding partners Henry Kravis and George Roberts will also each own 13% of the firm following the NYSE listing. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is valued at around $1.6 billion.
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Bill Werde, editorial director of Billboard, discusses the merits of putting the music publishing arm of beleaguered EMI Group Ltd. under the ownership of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and its recorded music division under Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Music in this video interview with The Deal. Subscribers to The Deal Pipeline can read more about the reported talks between KKR and Warner Music to carve up EMI here. Watch the video below or download it at iTunes. -- Mary Kathleen Flynn
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Private equity's affinity for green can now be expanded to include the environment. In separate partnerships, Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. and The Carlyle Group are working with the Environmental Defense Fund to cut costs at their portfolio companies through environmental innovation. And it seems other PE firms might follow their lead. Watch the video below or download it on iTunes. - Suzanne Stevens
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KKR seeks to raise $1.5bn in debt for Capsugel LBO - Pakistan Observer Tweet this news
Pakistan Observer--New york�-Kohlberg Kravis Roberts- & Co is seeking to raise a total of $1.5 billion in debt to fund its $2.38 billion buyout of Capsugel from Pfizer, several sources familiar with the transaction said. UBS, which is left lead on - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:51:07 GMT+00:00
KKR seeks to raise $1.5bn in debt for Capsugel LBO - Business Recorder Tweet this news
Business Recorder--NEW YORK: -Kohlberg Kravis Roberts- & Co is seeking to raise a total of $1.5 billion in debt to fund its $2.38 billion buyout of Capsugel from Pfizer, several sources familiar with the transaction told Thomson Reuters LPC Thursd - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:17:27 GMT+00:00
KKR Financial Holdings LLC Announces Call-In Information for its 2011 Annual ... - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)---KKR- Financial Holdings LLC is a specialty finance company with expertise in a range of asset classes. KFN's core business strategy is to leverage the proprietary resources of its manager with the objective of generating - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:13:52 GMT+00:00
Apollo debuts - The Daily Deal Tweet this news
The Daily Deal--Rivals -Kohlberg Kravis Roberts- & Co. LP and Apollo were scurrying to catch up on the filings. Apollo signaled its intent in August 2007 when it first signed up to sell shares to private investors through Goldman, Sachs & - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:04:39 GMT+00:00
Two New Bids In The Mix For Warner Music - FMQB Tweet this news
FMQB--Tamares, a private investment group, has bid for the whole company, according to three of the FT's sources, while BMG Music Publishing (backed by -Kohlberg Kravis Roberts- and Bertelsmann) has revised the terms of its previous offer. According - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:05:17 GMT+00:00
KKR Treasurer, Client Relations Chief Levin Leaves For Grosvenor - FINalternatives Tweet this news
FINalternatives--Just as it begins to drum up interest from new investors, -Kohlberg Kravis Roberts- is losing its head of investor relations. Jonathan Levin, who has served in that role and as the private equity giant's treasurer for less than two y - Date : Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:10:04 GMT+00:00
Gupta Sought To Quit Goldman Board To Join KKR - FINalternatives Tweet this news
FINalternatives--Rajat Gupta, the former McKinsey & Co. chief and accused Raj Rajaratnam tipster, nearly left the Goldman Sachs board to join -Kohlberg Kravis Roberts- just weeks before he allegedly passed confidential information about Goldman on - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:02:12 GMT+00:00
KKR hires ex-Goldman real estate specialist - Financial News Tweet this news
Financial News---Kohlberg Kravis Roberts- has continued its push into other alternative assets by making a senior appointment in its team covering real estate, a sector that has already brought success to its great rival Blackstone Group. -KKR- said in a - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:34:26 GMT+00:00
Providence Equity among bidders to examine Polkomtel books after March 21 - Providence Business News Tweet this news
Providence Business News--According to Reuters, Apax Partners, -Kohlberg Kravis Roberts- & Co. and Providence Equity Partners are reportedly among the private equity bidders, as well as a joint bid from TPG Capital and Blackstone. Polkomtel's - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:25:22 GMT+00:00
Schwarzman, At $5.9B, Among Richest LBO Pros (Well Ahead Of Kravis): Corrected - Private Equity Hub (press release) Tweet this news
Private Equity Hub (press release)--Also, Henry Kravis, a co-founder of mega-fund -Kohlberg Kravis Roberts- & Co., No. 281 with $3.9 billion, and George Roberts, another -KKR- co-founder, No. 297 with $3.7 billion. Sidelight: Since the firm listed - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:38 GMT+00:00

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