KKR’s Approach to Private Equity in EMEA
Philipp Freise and Mattia Caprioli discuss KKR’s history in EMEA and why they feel the opportunity in the region has never been greater. By combining deep local on the ground presence, cultural and sector knowledge, access to our global network and other resources the firm can bring, the team is particularly focused on helping leading local businesses evolve into great pan-European and international champions. July 2021.At KKR we are particularly proud of our global, integrated approach. We operate as one firm, leveraging all of our businesses and partnering across the firm on behalf of our fund investors and the companies in which we invest. KKR’s 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. Moreover, we are disciplined investors, focusing on long-term business fundamentals.
Working Together
We look to partner closely and cooperatively with management teams and entrepreneurs that have track records of success. We believe that the combination of our industry knowledge, investment experience, and operational expertise provides KKR with an edge in identifying and creating value in investment opportunities. Our strategy is not only to work as partners with the management of our portfolio companies, but also to assist in the operations of our businesses and leverage all of the resources of our global platform.
Ways We Invest
In addition to traditional management buyouts and build-ups, the business seeks to find opportunities to provide growth capital, as well as minority investments, and public toe hold investments where we can partner with public companies and leverage our industry expertise and operational capabilities.
Our Experience
Throughout our history, we have consistently been a leader in the private equity industry, having completed private equity transactions with over ~$706 billion of total enterprise value as of June 30, 2023.
On March 6, 2017, we announced the closing of our latest Americas Private Equity fund, KKR Americas XII Fund, a $13.9 billion fund focused on opportunistic investments in private equity-related transactions primarily in the United States, Canada and Mexico. More information can be found here.
On June 1, 2017, we announced the closing of our latest Asia Private Equity fund, KKR Asian Fund III, a $9.3 billion fund focused on investments in private equity transactions across the Asia Pacific region. More information can be found here.
On November 5, 2019, we announced the closing of our latest European Private Equity fund, European Fund V, a €5.8bn fund focused on private equity-related transactions in the core markets of Western Europe. More information can be found here.
KKR’s Private Equity team sees investment opportunities across the following industries by region:
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