CVC Credit Supports Refinancing of Optiv

CVC Credit provided junior loan facilities to support the refinancing of Optiv, a U.S. cybersecurity consultancy and managed security services that is controlled by KKR.

June 1, 2023 CVC Credit | John Empson | KKR | Molly Moore | Optiv Ian Koplin

KKR Names Pietrzak Global Head of Private Credit

KKR named Dan Pietrzak global head of private credit. KKR also announced that Michael Small will take on the additional responsibility of managing KKR’s direct lending efforts in Europe.

May 22, 2023 Chris Sheldon | Dan Pietrzak | KKR | Matthieu Boulanger | Michael Small Ian Koplin

KKR Invests in Advisory and Communications Firm FGS Global

KKR agreed to make a growth investment in FGS Global, a strategic advisory and communications firm. KKR is making the investment primarily through its European Fund VI. The transaction is expected to close before the end of Q3/23.

April 11, 2023 Alexander Geiser | FGS Global | Golden Gate Capital | KKR | Mark Read | Philipp Freise | WPP Ian Koplin

KKR Completes Acquisition of Hitachi Transport System

Global investment firm KKR completed KKR’s acquisition of Hitachi Transport System (HTS). HTS will be renamed LOGISTEED on April 1, 2023.

March 1, 2023 Hitachi Transport System | KKR | LOGISTEED Ian Koplin

KKR Acquires Ness Digital Engineering from The Rohatyn Group

KKR, a global investment firm, signed definitive agreements under which KKR will acquire 100% of Ness Digital Engineering, a global full-lifecycle digital services transformation company, from The Rohatyn Group.

October 27, 2022 Gaurav Trehan | KKR | Ness Digital Engineering | Nicolas Rohatyn | Ranjit Tinaikar | The Rohatyn Group | Tom Kucera Ian Koplin

KKR and Mubadala Investment Company Enter into Strategic Partnership to Invest in APAC

KKR, a global investment firm, and Mubadala Investment Company, a global sovereign investor, signed a strategic partnership that will see the two firms co-investing across performing private credit opportunities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

October 24, 2022 Brian Dillard | KKR | Mubadala Investment Company | Omar Eraiqaat Ian Koplin

KKR Provides $200MM Credit Facility to Flexport Capital

Flexport Capital secured a credit facility of up to $200 million from separate insurance accounts managed by KKR. The credit facility will allow Flexport Capital to continue to build a financing product within the Flexport Platform, and to further invest in client growth and geographic expansion.

October 21, 2022 Avi Korn | Flexport Capital | Justin Sherlock | KKR Ian Koplin

KKR Closes $2.1B Asset-Based Finance Fund

KKR, a global investment firm, closed KKR Asset-Based Finance Partners (ABFP), KKR’s first fund of approximately $2.1 billion dedicated to asset-based finance investments.

July 14, 2022 Avi Korn | Chris Mellia | Dan Pietrzak | Kevin McMahon | KKR | Matthieu Boulanger | Varun Khanna Ian Koplin

Apollo Acquires Cardenas Markets from KKR

Apollo agreed to acquire Cardenas Markets, a grocery retailer focused on serving the Hispanic community, from investment funds affiliated with KKR, a global investment firm.

June 14, 2022 Andrew Jhawar | Apollo | BMO Capital Markets | Cardenas Markets | Credit Suisse | Doug Sanders | Joanna Reiss | Kirkland & Ellis | KKR | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Rabobank | Tony’s Fresh Market | Vishal Patel | wells fargo Ian Koplin

KKR Closes $19B North America Private Equity Fund

KKR closed KKR North America Fund XIII (NAX3), an over-subscribed $19 billion fund focused on pursuing opportunistic private equity investments in North America.

April 26, 2022 Alisa Amarosa Wood | KKR | Nate Taylor | Pete Stavros Ian Koplin