KKR & Co. Inc. announced the appointment of Kathryn King Sudol as General Counsel of KKR. She will succeed David Sorkin who has served as General Counsel since 2007 and will become Chief Legal Officer of KKR. Both appointments are effective September 6, 2022. At the end of the first quarter of 2023, Sudol will…
Global investment firm KKR & Co. Inc. has appointed Raymond J. McGuire to its Board of Directors effective June 15, 2022. His appointment will bring the number of independent directors to thirteen out of a total of seventeen Board seats, a statement said. McGuire is the former Vice Chairman of Citigroup, and, for over a…
KKR, a global investment firm, announced that KKR has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Contabo, a global cloud infrastructure and hosting provider based in Germany. As part of the transaction, existing investor Oakley Capital will retain a minority stake in the business, alongside management and hosting entrepreneurs Thomas Strohe, Jochen Berger and Thomas…
KKR, a global investment firm, and apexanalytix (apex), a provider of supply chain risk management software and services, announced that KKR has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in the Company. apex’s largest shareholder, Carousel Capital (Carousel), a private investment firm that invests in companies located in the Southeastern United States, will…
Paddle, the provider of a complete payments infrastructure for SaaS companies, announced it has raised $200m in Series D equity and debt financing at a valuation of $1.4bn, making it the UK’s latest unicorn. Led by KKR, a leading global investment firm, with participation from existing investors FTV Capital, 83North, Notion Capital, Kindred Capital, and…
KKR, a global investment firm, announced the appointment of Pamela Alexander as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Citizenship, effective immediately. Based in New York, Alexander will oversee the development and execution of KKR’s corporate citizenship and strategic philanthropy programs globally and will also serve as a resource on citizenship to KKR’s portfolio companies, the…
KKR, a global investment firm, and Shriram General Insurance Company, a general insurance company backed by Indian financial services conglomerate Shriram Group and pan-African financial services group Sanlam, announced the signing of definitive agreements under which, subject to the receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals, KKR will acquire a 9.99% stake in Shriram General Insurance. KKR’s investment will position Shriram…
Refresco Group B.V. (Refresco), one of the largest independent beverage contract manufacturers in the world, and KKR, a global investment firm, announced that KKR has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Refresco, with Refresco’s existing investors, PAI Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), maintaining a significant minority position. Founded in 1999, Refresco is…
KKR, a global investment firm, announced the appointment of Neil Chatterjee, former Commissioner and Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as an Industry Advisor to the firm’s Global Infrastructure team. In his role, Chatterjee will advise KKR on its Global Infrastructure investment strategy and support the firm’s portfolio companies, a statement said. Chatterjee brings nearly two decades of experience…
Livspace, an omni-channel home interior and renovation platform, and KKR, a global investment firm, announced a US$180 million Series F fundraising in which KKR will participate as the lead investor. The Series F round also witnessed participation from existing investors such as Ingka Group Investments (part of largest IKEA retailer Ingka Group), Jungle Ventures, Venturi Partners, and Peugeot Investments, among others. Anuj…
Global investment firm KKR has announced the appointment of Todd Builione as Global Head of Private Wealth. In this newly created role, Builione will oversee the firm’s strategic priority of building its private wealth distribution platform to expand access to KKR’s alternative investment strategies for individual investors globally, the statement said. As Global Head of Private Wealth, Builione will oversee KKR’s regional…
Jet Edge International, the Ohio-based private aviation company, has raised an additional $75 million of funding from credit funds and accounts managed by KKR. The new funding expands KKR’s total credit and equity investments in Jet Edge to approximately $265 million over the past year, a statement said. Following the initial $150 million credit facility announced in…
KKR & Co. Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, KKR) announced that Ryan Stork has joined KKR as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer (COO). “As our investment activities continue to scale globally, so too must our operational functions that make them all possible and allow us to continue to best perform for our investors. As COO, Ryan will…
KKR & Co. Inc. announced that Matthew Cohler has been appointed to the Board of Directors of KKR & Co. Inc. effective December 31, 2021. His appointment will bring the number of independent directors to twelve out of a total of sixteen Board seats, the statement said. Cohler is a former General Partner at the venture capital firm Benchmark, where for over a…
Anchorage Digital (Anchorage), the premier digital asset platform for institutions, today announced it has closed a $350 million Series D funding round led by global investment firm KKR. This funding round values Anchorage at over $3 billion. Participants include Goldman Sachs, Alameda Research, Andreessen Horowitz, Apollo credit funds, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Blockchain Capital, Delta Blockchain…