KKR Blog

Below, Emilia Sherifova – KKR’s Chief Information and Innovation Officer – discusses her priorities in her role, how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the adoption of new technologies across industries, and what qualities she feels are needed to be a successful Chief Information Officer (CIO) today. You joined KKR in 2019 with a ...

It’s no secret that the ways in which businesses and customers interact has evolved rapidly over the past few years. In 2015, our technology private equity team developed a thesis that legacy infrastructure was not equipped to keep up with the growing expectations for a customer-centric and omnichannel engagement experience. Armed with this ide...

Inspired by Ian Fleming’s classic haiku in “You Only Live Twice”, Nancy Sinatra’s famed Bond lyrics still ring true today – “you only live twice or so it seems.” That was the exact thought many had on November 30, 2020 when the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation “FDIC”, and the Office of the Comptroller o...

We sat down with Paul Atefi, Managing Director of KKR Credit, to learn more about how his team approaches credit investments in the Technology sector, and what KKR’s Credit team brings to the table. Given your recent investments into the tech sector, is it a big focus for you? There are a lot of software assets on the market at the momen...