The Firm
KKR is operated by its managing partners Henry Kravis and George R. Roberts and a team of approximately 140 investment professionals and 400 total employees, organized into industry focused groups. KKR is headquartered in the Solow Building at 9 West 57th Street in New York City and has offices in Menlo Park, San Francisco, Houston, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Beijing, Mumbai, Dubai, Seoul and Sydney.
KKR invests primarily through leveraged buyouts as well as growth capital investments (including "PIPE" investments in public companies). It specializes in private equity investments with a focus on specific industry sectors where the firm has created nine dedicated investment groups. The industries in which KKR has developed a specialization include:
- Chemicals
- Consumer products
- Energy & natural resources
- Financial services
- Health care
- Industrial
- Media and communications
- Retail
- Technology
The professionals in each of KKR's industry-focused groups are expected to have developed a proficiency in the respective industry.
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