History

On May 1, 1976, Henry Kravis and George Roberts co-founded KKR alongside their mentor Jerome Kohlberg with $120,000, launching what we now know as the alternatives industry. Initially only a U.S-focused private equity firm, today we are global, with multiple types of capital that we invest all over the world on behalf of our clients, and those investments are helping address some of the world's most pressing challenges. First cousins and the closest of friends, the bond of partnership between Henry and George and their entrepreneurial spirit are embedded in our firm’s DNA.