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KKR Acquires GTR

On May 27, 2020, private equity firm KKR acquired real estate company GTR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 1st transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is KKR’s 151st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-05-27
Target GTR
Sector Real Estate
Buyer(s) KKR
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

GTR

London, United States
GTR is a newly established build-to-suit and roll-up acquisition data center platform. The company’s main focus will be on the design and construction of tailored and sustainable data centers for global hyperscalers looking to develop facilities primarily in key European markets. GTR’s management team comprises seasoned professionals with extensive technical real estate experience and a proven track record in the data center sector. GTR was founded in 2020 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 345 of 501
Sector: Real Estate M&A 1 of 2
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 9 of 12
Country: United States M&A 151 of 213
Year: 2020 M&A 16 of 39
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-16 Borden Dairy

Dallas, Texas, United States

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