what is kkr

KKR, also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., is an American global investment company that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds. The firm has completed more than 690 private equity investments in portfolio companies with approximately $700 billion of total enterprise value. KKRs Private Equity platform invests in and partners with industry-leading franchises and companies poised for significant improvement or growth that attract high-quality management teams. The company has a global, integrated approach and operates as one firm, leveraging all of its businesses and partnering across the firm on behalf of its fund investors and the companies in which it invests. KKR is headquartered in Manhattan, New York, with offices in Menlo Park and San Francisco (California), Houston (Texas), London, Dublin, Paris, Madrid, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai, Dubai, Riyadh, Seoul, São Paulo, Singapore, and Sydney.