Guesty, the leading property management software platform for the short-term rental (“STR”) and hospitality industry, announced a $130M Series F funding round led by leading global investment firm KKR. Inovia Capital, together with existing investors Apax Funds, BDT & MSD Partners and Sixth Street, also joined the round, extending their support following Guesty’s significant expansion and sustained…
SunFireMatrix, Inc. (SunFire), a leading software and tech-enabled services platform serving the insurance distribution and health plan markets, announced that it has been acquired by funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm. Funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, the Company’s previous majority owner, will continue to be a significant minority shareholder in the Company.…
WEAVE LIVING (“Weave”), Asia Pacific’s preeminent living sector specialist, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced the establishment of a strategic partnership to invest in rental housing assets in South Korea, with a focus on Seoul. The strategic partnership will target to build a rental housing asset portfolio of c.1,200 units with the initial tranche of…
KKR, a global investment firm, announced the launch of its Global Wealth Investment Council (“GWIC”). Comprised of ten experts from leading wealth management firms around the world, the GWIC is designed to serve as a forum for constructive dialogue and knowledge exchange on the topics of macroeconomics, capital markets, asset allocation and the role of private markets…
KKR, a global investment firm, announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which investment funds and accounts managed by KKR agreed to acquire a majority stake in Avantus, a premier U.S. developer of large utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects. Following the close of the transaction, KKR and existing investor EIG, a leading institutional investor in…
Blitz 21-823 AG (in future: Elbe BidCo AG, BidCo), a holding company controlled by investment funds, vehicles and accounts advised and managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and its affiliates (collectively, “KKR”) has signed an Investment Agreement with Encavis AG (Encavis), a leading and proven German renewable energy platform and independent power producer…
mdf commerce inc. (mdf commerce), a SaaS leader in digital commerce technologies, announced it has entered into an arrangement agreement to be acquired by funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, in an all-cash transaction. Upon completion of the Transaction, mdf commerce will become a privately held company, a statement said. The Company’s…
Global investment firm KKR announced the appointment of Ruchir Swarup as a Partner and Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Swarup will be responsible for driving KKR’s technology strategy and vision. Based in New York, Swarup will lead the firm’s efforts to embrace new technologies and scale existing technology to create efficiencies and reduce risk across the firm, the statement…
Global investment firm KKR announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Broadcom Inc. to acquire its End-User Computing Division (the “EUC Division”) in a transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. Upon closing of the transaction, the EUC Division will become a standalone company, with greater access to growth capital and a dedicated strategic focus on empowering customers…
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world-leader in music-based entertainment, and Dundee Partners, the investment office of the Hendel family, announced that UMG will acquire a 25.8% interest in Chord Music Partners (Chord) for US$240 million, in a deal that values Chord at US$1.85 billion. Chord, which was formed in 2021 by KKR and Dundee Partners, is a…
Leading dental partnership organization (DPO), MB2 Dental has closed a US$2.344bn unitranche debt facility with credit vehicles and accounts managed by KKR, which acted as Lead Investor and Arranger on the transaction. The financing will be used to fund upcoming acquisitions and future growth for the company, following a record year of growth in 2023…
KKR, a global investment firm, announced the final close of KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors II SCSp, a US$6.4 billion fund focused on infrastructure-related investments across Asia Pacific. At close, the Fund is the largest pan-regional infrastructure fund to have been raised for Asia Pacific. This closely follows KKR’s inaugural Asia Pacific-dedicated infrastructure fund, KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors SCSp,…
KKR and Mirastar, KKR Real Estate’s industrial and logistics platform in Europe, have entered into a forward funding agreement to speculatively develop a prime logistics building (known as XDock) in Widnes, North West UK. This off-market acquisition marks the fourth development deal for KKR and Mirastar with Marshall CDP, a market leading developer specialising in…
KKR, a global investment firm, unveiled “KKR Alternatives Unlocked,” a digital platform designed to empower financial advisors and their clients to better understand the alternatives investing landscape. The platform features a variety of content for financial advisors and individual investors, including macroeconomic insights, investment perspectives and educational content across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and…
KKR & Co. Inc. and The Global Atlantic Financial Group LLC (Global Atlantic) announced the closing of the previously-announced transaction in which KKR is acquiring the remaining 37% of Global Atlantic, increasing KKR’s ownership to 100%. KKR acquired a majority of Global Atlantic in 2021, and since that time, KKR has served as Global Atlantic’s asset manager,…