KKR Blog

Funding has flowed freely for the past 10 years, so it’s not a surprise that as speculation continues as to when a possible economic downturn may occur, CEOs are increasingly concerned about a more restrictive environment. For growth stage companies, the impact stretches well beyond the ability to raise capital. It threatens the core of what th...

KKR’s Social Enterprise Accelerator program (“Accelerator”) began in 2018 as a way to enable KKR employees to work with leading social enterprises. The program, which is part of the firm’s citizenship efforts, works in close collaboration with Echoing Green, a nonprofit whose mission is to discover emerging social entrepreneurs solving ...

On October 8, 2019, The Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) awarded KKR its first-ever “ESG Award of Distinction” for our investment in Barghest Building Performance (BBP) at its 10th SVCA Annual Awards. The SVCA introduced this new award to recognize efforts in the private equity and venture capital industry to ma...

Last week, KKR Vets @ Work hosted our annual in-person event for participating portfolio companies*, strengthening our efforts to connect veterans with successful careers. This event is part of KKR’s efforts to promote veteran-focused career development and support retention practices at our U.S.-based private equity portfolio companies. Since...