KKR Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, KKR has acquired 64 companies. It has also invested in 15 others.

KKR’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (8%) and information technology (6%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (26%) and growth capital (15%). In total, KKR has invested in 34 US states and 37 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Energy Future Holdings for $44.4B.

In the last 3 years, KKR has exited 33 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (35%). KKR’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Biomet for $13.4B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity616
    • M&A Buy Activity438
    • M&A Sell Activity178
  • Total Sectors Invested 55
  • Total Countries Invested 37
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 246
  • M&A Advisors 87

KKR

KKR & Co. L.P.

30 Hudson Yards,
New York, New York 10001
United States
(212) 750-8300
www.kkr.com
info@kkr.com

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Agriculture, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Defense, Digital Media, Distribution, Education, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Packaging, Plastics, Publishing, Real Estate, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Semiconductors, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, PIPE, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase, Joint Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic, Asia/Pacific, Australia/New Zealand, Central Asia/India, Latin/South America, Middle East

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (23.4/yr) # 321 38 40 17 9 13 438
vol $327.3B $13.0B $24.6B $4.1B $5.5B $4.2B $378.7B
Sell (9.4/yr) # 131 14 17 8 6 2 178
vol $86.5B $5.0B $16.3B $3.0B $110.9B
  616

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CLEAResult Consulting, Inc. 2024-09-03 - Secondary Buyout
Austin, Texas · www.clearesult.com
Varsity Brands, Inc. 2024-08-26 - Secondary Buyout
Farmers Branch, Texas · www.varsity.com
FGS Global, Inc. 2024-08-07 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.fgsglobal.com
Marmic Fire & Safety Co. 2024-07-24 - Secondary Buyout
Joplin, Missouri · www.marmicfire.com
OneStream Inc. 2024-07-23 - IPO
Birmingham, Michigan · www.onestreamsoftware.com
Nasuni Corp. 2024-07-09 - Secondary Buyout
Boston, Massachusetts · www.nasuni.com
Superstruct Entertainment 2024-06-21 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.superstruct.com
Agiloft, Inc. 2024-05-30 - Secondary Buyout
Redwood City, California · www.agiloft.com
Healthium MedTech Pvt. Ltd. 2024-05-06 - Secondary Buyout
Bengaluru, India · www.healthiummedtech.com
Nexeye 2024-04-25 - Secondary Buyout
Gorinchem, Netherlands · www.nexeye.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
CIRCOR International, Inc. 2023-06-05 TapcoEnpro LLC 2024-08-30 2
Burlington, Massachusetts · www.circor.com Channelview, Texas · www.tapcoenpro.com
CIRCOR International, Inc. 2023-06-05 DeltaValve LLC 2024-08-30 1
Burlington, Massachusetts · www.circor.com Sandy, Utah · www.deltavalve.com
Neighborly 2021-07-08 Rainbow Restoration of Greenville SC 2024-08-07 2
Waco, Texas · www.neighborlybrands.com Greenville, South Carolina · www.rainbowrestores.com
Neighborly 2021-07-08 Precision Garage Door Tri-State 2024-07-23 1
Waco, Texas · www.neighborlybrands.com Pompton Plains, New Jersey · www.pdstristate.com
Refresco Gerber B.V. 2022-02-22 Frias Nutricion S.A. 2024-07-22 3
Rotterdam, Netherlands · www.refresco.com Burgos, Spain · www.frias.es
mdf commerce, inc. 2024-03-11 EcoInteractive 2024-07-09 1
Longueuil, Quebec · www.mdfcommerce.com Davis, California · www.ecointeractive.com
NetSPI LLC 2022-10-05 Hubble Technology, Inc. 2024-06-13 1
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.netspi.com Reston, Virginia · www.hubble.tech
Cloudera, Inc. 2021-06-01 Verta - Operational AI Platform 2024-06-03 3
Santa Clara, California · www.cloudera.com Menlo Park, California
Gamma Biosciences 2020-02-18 Mirus Bio LLC 2024-05-22 1
Menlo Park, California · www.gammabiosciences.com Madison, Wisconsin · www.mirusbio.com
BMC Software, Inc. 2018-05-29 Netreo, Inc. 2024-04-16 7
Houston, Texas · www.bmc.com Irvine, California · www.netreo.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 18 (7%) 194M (< 1%) 34 (8%) 2.4B (1%)
Information Technology 19 (7%) 15.0B (18%) 25 (6%) 17.6B (5%)
Financial Services 9 (4%) 115M (< 1%) 20 (5%) 37.3B (10%)
Software 13 (5%) 5.3B (6%) 20 (5%) 18.7B (5%)
Life Science 9 (4%) 1.4B (2%) 17 (4%) 5.1B (1%)
Business Services 12 (5%) - 17 (4%) 4.4B (1%)
Consumer Products 11 (4%) 625M (1%) 17 (4%) 2.8B (1%)
Retail 7 (3%) - 16 (4%) 24.7B (7%)
Healthcare Services 11 (4%) 10.5B (12%) 15 (3%) 43.5B (12%)
Communications 8 (3%) 6.0B (7%) 15 (3%) 22.4B (6%)
Food 7 (3%) 10.2B (12%) 15 (3%) 21.5B (6%)
Environmental 10 (4%) 7.4B (9%) 14 (3%) 7.4B (2%)
Insurance 6 (2%) 4.3B (5%) 11 (3%) 6.7B (2%)
Energy Services and Equipment 9 (4%) 1.2B (1%) 11 (3%) 1.2B (< 1%)
Media 4 (2%) - 10 (2%) 3.9B (1%)
Education 8 (3%) - 10 (2%) 3.8B (1%)
Manufacturing 7 (3%) 2.3B (3%) 10 (2%) 2.8B (1%)
Transportation 6 (2%) - 10 (2%) 271M (< 1%)
Utilities 4 (2%) - 8 (2%) 51.8B (14%)
Medical Products 4 (2%) 1.7B (2%) 8 (2%) 14.4B (4%)
Consumer Services 3 (1%) - 8 (2%) 4.9B (1%)
Building Materials 1 (< 1%) - 8 (2%) 3.1B (1%)
Oil/Gas Exploration 5 (2%) - 7 (2%) 7.2B (2%)
Renewable Energy 5 (2%) 5.1B (6%) 7 (2%) 5.1B (1%)
Digital Media 4 (2%) - 7 (2%) -
Leisure 4 (2%) - 7 (2%) -
Machinery 4 (2%) 1.6B (2%) 6 (1%) 5.6B (1%)
Technology Hardware 4 (2%) 4.0B (5%) 6 (1%) 5.0B (1%)
Automotive 3 (1%) - 6 (1%) 2.4B (1%)
E-Commerce 3 (1%) - 6 (1%) -
Semiconductors 1 (< 1%) - 5 (1%) 3.9B (1%)
Chemicals 2 (1%) - 5 (1%) 2.0B (1%)
Distribution 2 (1%) - 4 (1%) 7.1B (2%)
Packaging 2 (1%) 1.1B (1%) 4 (1%) 4.4B (1%)
Aerospace 3 (1%) - 4 (1%) 1.7B (< 1%)
Restaurants 2 (1%) - 4 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (< 1%) 794M (1%) 3 (1%) 8.3B (2%)
Infrastructure 2 (1%) 3.9B (5%) 3 (1%) 3.9B (1%)
Engineering 1 (< 1%) - 3 (1%) 1.7B (< 1%)
Publishing 2 (1%) 1.6B (2%) 3 (1%) 1.6B (< 1%)
Safety/Security 2 (1%) - 3 (1%) 1.1B (< 1%)
Agriculture 1 (< 1%) - 3 (1%) -
Apparel/Textiles 2 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 2 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
Information Services 1 (< 1%) 975M (1%) 2 (< 1%) 13.7B (4%)
Beverages 1 (< 1%) - 2 (< 1%) 1.8B (< 1%)
Furniture 2 (1%) - 2 (< 1%) -
Marine 1 (< 1%) - 2 (< 1%) -
Marketing 2 (1%) - 2 (< 1%) -
Real Estate 2 (1%) - 2 (< 1%) -
Staffing - - 1 (< 1%) 269M (< 1%)
Electronics 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Forest Products - - 1 (< 1%) -
Franchising 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Plastics - - 1 (< 1%) -
Total 254 $85.3B 438 $377.4B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 112 (44%) 49.1B (57%) 195 (45%) 270.4B (72%)
  California 25 (10%) 9.3B (11%) 43 (10%) 24.1B (6%)
  Texas 16 (6%) 16.5B (19%) 25 (6%) 68.8B (18%)
  New York 10 (4%) 5.9B (7%) 18 (4%) 19.0B (5%)
  Massachusetts 8 (3%) 2.9B (3%) 9 (2%) 2.9B (1%)
  Colorado 6 (2%) 975M (1%) 8 (2%) 975M (< 1%)
  New Jersey 4 (2%) 1.9B (2%) 7 (2%) 9.7B (3%)
  Ohio 4 (2%) - 7 (2%) 3.8B (1%)
  Georgia 3 (1%) - 7 (2%) 29.0B (8%)
  Illinois 4 (2%) - 6 (1%) 7.7B (2%)
  Tennessee 3 (1%) 9.9B (11%) 6 (1%) 52.6B (14%)
  Florida 3 (1%) - 6 (1%) 6.3B (2%)
  North Carolina 3 (1%) - 6 (1%) 2.8B (1%)
  Minnesota 2 (1%) - 6 (1%) 2.4B (1%)
  Maryland 2 (1%) - 5 (1%) 1.6B (< 1%)
  Pennsylvania 1 (< 1%) - 4 (1%) 11.4B (3%)
  Virginia 1 (< 1%) - 4 (1%) 2.5B (1%)
  Missouri 3 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
  Indiana 1 (< 1%) - 3 (1%) 11.9B (3%)
  Oklahoma 1 (< 1%) - 2 (< 1%) 7.2B (2%)
  Connecticut 1 (< 1%) - 2 (< 1%) 1.8B (< 1%)
  Washington 1 (< 1%) - 2 (< 1%) -
  Kentucky 1 (< 1%) 1.4B (2%) 1 (< 1%) 1.4B (< 1%)
  Mississippi 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  District of Columbia 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Delaware 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Alabama 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Utah 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (< 1%) 2.3B (1%)
  South Carolina - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (< 1%) -
  West Virginia - - 1 (< 1%) -
China 16 (6%) 794M (1%) 25 (6%) 794M (< 1%)
United Kingdom 13 (5%) 8.6B (10%) 24 (5%) 12.3B (3%)
Germany 8 (3%) - 23 (5%) 14.7B (4%)
India 16 (6%) 1.7B (2%) 22 (5%) 1.7B (< 1%)
Netherlands 6 (2%) 7.7B (9%) 16 (4%) 13.7B (4%)
Australia 9 (4%) 5.9B (7%) 15 (3%) 14.1B (4%)
Spain 9 (4%) 7.0B (8%) 14 (3%) 7.2B (2%)
France 6 (2%) - 14 (3%) 8.1B (2%)
Japan 10 (4%) 3.0B (3%) 12 (3%) 3.8B (1%)
Canada 7 (3%) 194M (< 1%) 9 (2%) 2.7B (1%)
  Alberta 3 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
  Ontario 1 (< 1%) - 3 (1%) 2.6B (1%)
  Quebec 2 (1%) 194M (< 1%) 2 (< 1%) 194M (< 1%)
  British Columbia 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Singapore 5 (2%) 2.1B (2%) 7 (2%) 2.1B (1%)
South Korea 4 (2%) - 6 (1%) 1.8B (< 1%)
Switzerland 4 (2%) - 6 (1%) -
Italy 1 (< 1%) - 5 (1%) 1.6B (< 1%)
New Zealand 4 (2%) - 4 (1%) -
Sweden 3 (1%) 610M (1%) 4 (1%) 610M (< 1%)
Vietnam 3 (1%) - 4 (1%) -
Indonesia 2 (1%) - 4 (1%) -
Philippines 3 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
Malaysia 2 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
Finland 1 (< 1%) - 3 (1%) -
United Arab Emirates 2 (1%) - 2 (< 1%) -
Denmark 1 (< 1%) - 2 (< 1%) 15.8B (4%)
Norway 1 (< 1%) - 2 (< 1%) 1.3B (< 1%)
Ireland 1 (< 1%) - 2 (< 1%) -
Israel - - 2 (< 1%) 650M (< 1%)
Chile 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Colombia 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Luxembourg 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Mexico 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Taiwan 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Austria - - 1 (< 1%) -
Bermuda - - 1 (< 1%) -
Brazil - - 1 (< 1%) -
Serbia - - 1 (< 1%) -
Turkey - - 1 (< 1%) -
Domestic 112 (44%) 49.1B (57%) 195 (45%) 270.4B (72%)
Cross-border 142 (56%) 37.5B (43%) 243 (55%) 103.1B (28%)
Total 254 $86.6B 438 $373.4B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 70 (28%) 6.2B (7%) 110 (25%) 27.6B (8%)
Growth Capital 36 (14%) - 64 (15%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 22 (9%) 7.5B (9%) 58 (13%) 49.6B (14%)
Stake Purchase 38 (15%) - 56 (13%) 2.6B (1%)
Divestiture 29 (11%) 29.8B (34%) 50 (11%) 62.3B (17%)
Venture 19 (7%) - 35 (8%) -
Going Private 17 (7%) 42.7B (49%) 32 (7%) 196.9B (55%)
PIPE 9 (4%) - 15 (3%) 19.5B (5%)
Consolidation 7 (3%) - 8 (2%) -
Joint Venture 3 (1%) - 5 (1%) -
Special Situations/Distressed 3 (1%) 340M (< 1%) 3 (1%) 340M (< 1%)
Acquisition Financing 1 (< 1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (< 1%) -
Total 254 $86.6B 438 $358.9B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
IPO 59 (33%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 45 (25%) 84.3B (86%)
Secondary Sale 35 (20%) 6.7B (7%)
Trade Sale 17 (10%) 6.9B (7%)
Stake Sale 7 (4%) -
Bankruptcy 6 (3%) -
Merger 5 (3%) -
Unknown 3 (2%) -
Recapitalization 1 (1%) -
Total 178 $98.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
 15
Jefferies
 12
Barclays Investment Bank
 12
Legal Deals
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
 72
Kirkland & Ellis
 19
Latham & Watkins
 4

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 68 $364.3B
$100M to $1B 25 $14.4B
< $100M 1 $40M
TOTAL $378.7B
Largest Energy Future Holdings Corp.
$44.4B (2007-10-10)
sell # Total
> $1B 28 $107.1B
$100M to $1B 7 $3.7B
< $100M 2 $60M
TOTAL $110.9B
Largest Biomet, Inc.
$13.4B (2014-04-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
26%
113 (26%)
Strategic(s)
14%
62 (14%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
20%
36 (20%)
Strategic(s)
38%
67 (38%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

510.0B USD

Established

1976

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

George Roberts

Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman

Henry Kravis

Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman

Joseph Bae

Co-CEO

Ming Lu

Head of Asia Pacific

Scott Lazarz

Head of Legal & Compliance Technology

FAQ

When was KKR founded?

KKR was founded in 1976.

What type of investor is KKR?

KKR is a private equity firm.

Where is KKR headquartered?

KKR is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does KKR have under management?

KKR has 510.0B USD under management.

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