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KKR hires former US-Saudi ambassadorFord Fraker will augment the firm’s network and relationships in the Middle East, where KKR began operations last year. He remains a shareholder in Trinity Group, a London-based investment bank and placement agent he co-founded in 1996.
- KKR’s Alliance Boots defies market conditions
The healthcare, pharmaceutical and beauty group – one of Europe’s most iconic buyouts of the credit boom years – has grown its revenue and profits over the last 12 months.
- Bain loses Japanese managing director
Junichi Shiroshita has left the firm to join Bank of America’s investment banking business in Japan.
- KKR acquires Oriental Brewery for $1.8bn
The global buyout firm has agreed to the terms laid out by the brewery’s parent InBev, which include its right – but not obligation – to reacquire the brewery within five years on ‘pre-determined financial terms’.
- KKR sets up in Dubai
The global titan has been granted a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre.
- KKR closes in on Oriental Brewery
The global buyout firm reportedly increased its bid for the Korean beer producer to more than $1.9bn and accepted terms such as paying a further $100m if the company’s EBITDA tops estimates two years after the sale.
- KKR bolsters India team
The global buyout firm has moved Nathaniel Taylor from its Menlo Park office to Mumbai, where it established an office in January.
- KKR delays listed fund merger again
The buyout giant’s plan to delist its Euronext-traded fund and float on the New York Stock Exchange has once more been delayed due to the tumultuous recent conditions in the financial markets.
- Changing dynamics
The shifts being seen in Western LP-GP relationships are also surfacing in Asia, writes Siddharth Poddar.
- TPG tops list of 300 largest firms
According to the PEI 300, Private Equity International magazine’s proprietary ranking of the world’s largest private equity firms, the firm led by David Bonderman has raised more capital for private equity direct investment than any other firm over the past five years.