KKR closes European Fund V with EUR5.8bn commitment

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KKR, a leading global investment firm, has reached the final closing of European Fund V, an EUR5.8 billion (US$6.423 billion)  fund focused on private equity-related transactions in the core markets of Western Europe. KKR will be investing US$400m of capital alongside investors through the Firm’s balance sheet and employee commitments.

KKR completed its first European investment in 1996 and raised its first dedicated European fund in 1999. In Private Equity, the Firm has 46 investment professionals and 18 operating and capital markets professionals working across six European offices in London, Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt, Dublin, and Luxembourg. The team operates in a matrix structure, combining deep local market knowledge and relationships with sector expertise across the five priority sectors of TMT, Consumer & Retail, Business & Financial Services, Industrials, and Healthcare.

KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns for its fund investors by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with KKR portfolio companies. KKR invests its own capital alongside the capital it manages for fund investors and provides financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business. 

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