Investment Summary

KKR Invests In Sapphiros

On July 21, 2021, private equity firm KKR invested in business services company Sapphiros

Investment Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 13th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is KKR’s 173rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is KKR’s 6th transaction in Massachusetts.

Investment Summary
Date 2021-07-21
Target Sapphiros
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) KKR
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Sapphiros

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sapphiros is a consumer diagnostic portfolio company that invests in growth-stage diagnostic companies, led by exceptional entrepreneurs, and empowers them with the full strength of the platform’s resources, capital, and expertise to accelerate and enhance growth and impact. Sapphiros was founded in 2021 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Investor

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 403 of 483
Sector (Business Services) 13 of 17
Type (Growth Capital) 68 of 78
State (Massachusetts) 6 of 9
Country (United States) 173 of 210
Year (2021) 35 of 52
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-21 Teaching Strategies

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Teaching Strategies is a provider of childhood educational resources, including curriculum and web-based assessment products. Teaching Strategies offers the industry’s widest selection of research-based, developmentally appropriate instruction and assessment products to the growing early childhood market. Teaching Strategies was established in 1988 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-22 Sol Systems

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Sol Systems combines renewable energy development, delivery, asset management, and environmental commodity management into one unique infrastructure and impact offering. Sol Systems was formed in 2008 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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