Kohlberg had been head of the corporate finance department at Bear, Stearns & Co., where Kravis and Roberts also worked. The three left to specialize in the leveraged buyout, then a rarely used ...

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), founded in 1976, is a New York-based investment firm with 4,450+ employees across 17 countries, with $600+ billion AUM.

One-month return of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR) was 21.83%, and its shares gained 33.63% of their value over the last 52 weeks.

The private equity platform of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) & Co., which is based in New York, considers investments in all industries, including healthcare. Founded in 1976, the firm prefers to ...

"Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR) – By market capitalization, KKR is the largest company that we own, and it is also the highest quality as one of the oldest and most reputable ...

A bidding group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has been kicked out of the bidding war for the directories business of Qwest Communications International Inc., marking a surprising early exit ...

Henry Kravis of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. predicted there will be fewer leveraged buyouts over the next two years. ”There is going to be a slowdown,” Kravis told a luncheon of the ...

With $51 billion in assets, the Bay Area's George Roberts, as in Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., has seen a number of big days. Today ranks right up there, as the company-turned-conglomerate that ...

company townFeb. 26, 2007 Barbarians at the Energy GridFINANCE • A group led by Kohlberg Kravis is taking energy giant TXU private for $45 billion, besting the Blackstone record by $6 billion.

Kravis and Roberts — along with Jerome Kohlberg — launched the firm in 1976 and it quickly grew as the trio used aggressive measures like leveraged buyouts to take over companies.