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Collaborating across the global firm to leverage diverse expertise and deliver exceptional results for investors and portfolio companies.

Teamwork

Operating with the highest ethical standards, transparency, and honesty in all business dealings and relationships.

Integrity

Taking ownership of commitments and responsibilities, delivering on promises to investors, portfolio companies, and stakeholders.

Accountability

Pioneering new investment strategies, operational improvements, and value creation approaches that drive superior returns.

Innovation

Striving for the highest standards of performance, execution, and investment results across all activities.

Excellence

Building long-term partnerships with investors, portfolio company management teams, and communities based on trust and mutual success.

Relationship-Driven

Fostering an inclusive workplace that attracts, develops, and retains diverse talent to enhance decision-making and performance.

Diversity

KKR & Co. Inc. is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, credit, and real assets. Founded in 1976, KKR manages $638 billion in assets under management and has completed 770 private equity investments with approximately $790 billion of total enterprise value.

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Co-Chief Executive Officer

Scott C. Nuttall

Henry R. Kravis

Co-Executive Chairman and Co-Founder

George R. Roberts

Robert H. Lewin

Chief Financial Officer

KKR & Co. Inc., also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., is a global investment firm that serves institutional investors, wealth investors, family offices, and companies across a variety of industries and markets. KKR operates across three business areas: asset management, insurance and Strategic Holdings. As of year end 2025, KKR has $744 billion of assets under management. KKR was founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg Jr., and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. Roberts, all of whom had previously worked together at Bear Stearns, where they completed some of the earliest leveraged buyout transactions. In 2021, Joseph Bae and Scott Nuttall were named co-CEOs of KKR after serving as co-presidents since 2017.

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KKR's flagship private equity business invests globally in leading businesses with potential for growth and operational improvement. The firm focuses on high-quality companies across various sectors and typically targets companies with enterprise values between $200 million and $1 billion or larger. KKR has completed 770 private equity investments with approximately $790 billion of total enterprise value as of December 31, 2024. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term investment style, often holding positions for five to seven years.

Private Equity

KKR's credit platform offers solutions across leveraged credit, alternative credit, liquid credit, and structured finance. The firm provides capital markets solutions and manages various credit strategies delivering strong performance, with leveraged credit and alternative credit composites returning 10% and 12% respectively in 2024. KKR reached a milestone by generating $1 billion in capital markets revenues for the first time in 2024.

Credit and Fixed Income

KKR invests in critical infrastructure assets globally including energy, transportation, utilities, and communications infrastructure. The infrastructure portfolio delivered 14% returns in 2024, reflecting strong performance in essential assets that provide stable, long-term cash flows. This includes investments in renewable energy, data centers, and digital infrastructure supporting AI growth.

Infrastructure

KKR Real Estate invests at scale around the world and across the capital structure, offering debt and equity solutions with varying degrees of risk, return, and liquidity. The platform includes investments in residential, commercial, industrial, and specialized real estate assets. In 2024, KKR acquired six Class A industrial logistics properties totaling $377 million in key U.S. markets.

Real Estate

KKR's technology growth strategy supports high-growth technology companies with proven business models within software, cybersecurity, FinTech, Internet, data, and information sectors. The firm provides capital and operational expertise to help technology companies scale globally.

Technology Growth Equity

KKR invests in innovative, high-growth healthcare-related companies within biopharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare services, life science tools/diagnostics, and healthcare information technology sub-sectors. In 2025, KKR acquired a majority stake in HealthCare Royalty Partners, enhancing capabilities in biopharma royalty and credit investing.

Healthcare Growth Equity

An open-ended fund providing eligible individual investors access to KKR's well-established private equity platform with lower minimum investment requirements. K-PRIME democratizes access to private equity for wealth management clients.

K-PRIME (KKR Private Markets Equity Fund)

KKR's impact investing platform focuses on investments that generate measurable positive social and environmental outcomes alongside competitive financial returns. The firm targets investments in areas including climate, healthcare access, education, and financial inclusion.

Global Impact Strategy

KKR reported record 2024 results with total revenue of $22.3 billion, assets under management reaching $638 billion (up 15%), $114 billion in capital raised, and $84 billion deployed. Fee-related earnings rose 37% to $3.3 billion while perpetual capital grew 20% to $268 billion. The firm achieved a capital markets milestone by generating $1 billion in revenues for the first time.

KKR Ends 2024 with Record Performance - $638B AUM, $114B Capital Raised

KKR acquired a majority ownership stake in HealthCare Royalty Partners (HCRx), a leading biopharma royalty acquisition company. This strategic partnership enhances KKR's capabilities in biopharma royalty and credit investing, expanding the firm's healthcare investment platform.

KKR Acquires Majority Stake in HealthCare Royalty Partners

Energy Capital Partners and KKR jointly announced the development of a new 190 MW hyperscale data center campus in Bosque County, Texas, marking the inaugural investment through their $50 billion strategic partnership to support AI infrastructure growth across the United States.

KKR and Energy Capital Partners Launch $50B AI Infrastructure Partnership

KKR announced a strategic investment to become a 12% common shareholder in Henry Schein, a leading global distributor of healthcare products and services. Two KKR representatives joined the Henry Schein Board of Directors as part of the investment, which demonstrates KKR's continued active investment strategy in healthcare.

KKR Acquires 12% Stake in Henry Schein

KKR completed the acquisition of Metronet, one of the largest and fastest-growing independent fiber-to-the-home providers in the United States, through a joint venture with T-Mobile. The transaction positions KKR to capitalize on growing demand for high-speed fiber internet connectivity.

KKR Completes Metronet Fiber Acquisition with T-Mobile

At KKR's investor day in April 2024, Co-CEOs Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall unveiled their strategic plan calling for raising assets under management to over $1 trillion in five years and posting nearly a fivefold gain in earnings per share from $3.42 to $15.00 in 10 years or less, following a Berkshire Hathaway-inspired model of building permanent capital.

KKR Unveils Ambitious Plan to Reach $1 Trillion AUM by 2030

KKR completed the €1.3 billion purchase of Superstruct Entertainment, expanding the firm's portfolio in the media and entertainment sector. The acquisition demonstrates KKR's continued appetite for large-scale investments in high-growth consumer-facing businesses.

KKR Acquires €1.3 Billion Stake in Superstruct Entertainment

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Jerome Kohlberg Jr., Henry Kravis, and George R. Roberts founded Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) in New York City on May 1, 1976. The founders left Bear Stearns with $120,000 in initial capital to focus exclusively on leveraged buyouts.

Company Founded

KKR completed its first leveraged buyout acquisition of manufacturer A.J. Industries, marking the beginning of the firm's transaction history.

First Buyout - A.J. Industries

KKR completed the public-to-private buyout of Houdaille Industries for $355 million, the firm's first major leveraged buyout that validated the business model and attracted institutional investors.

Houdaille Industries Acquisition

KKR acquired Beatrice Foods for $6.2 billion, at the time the largest leveraged buyout in history, demonstrating the firm's ability to execute massive, complex transactions.

Beatrice Foods Acquisition

KKR acquired grocery chain Safeway for $4.75 billion, further consolidating the firm's position as the leader in large-scale leveraged buyouts.

Safeway Acquisition

At age 61, Jerome Kohlberg resigned from KKR to found his own private equity firm, Kohlberg & Co. Henry Kravis succeeded him as senior partner, marking a leadership transition.

Jerome Kohlberg Departs

KKR completed the legendary acquisition of RJR Nabisco for $25 billion after a dramatic bidding war, creating the largest leveraged buyout in history that stood as a record for 17 years. The deal was immortalized in the book 'Barbarians at the Gate.'

RJR Nabisco Acquisition - Largest LBO in History

KKR completed fundraising for the KKR 1996 Fund with $6 billion in commitments, setting a record for the largest private equity fund at that time. Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall joined the firm this same year.

Record $6 Billion Fund Raised

KKR completed the buyout of TXU Energy, which upon completion was the largest leveraged buyout ever to date, surpassing even the RJR Nabisco transaction nearly two decades earlier.

TXU Energy Buyout - New LBO Record

KKR completed its initial public offering and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KKR, transitioning from a private partnership to a publicly traded company.

KKR Goes Public

KKR announced that Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall would be named Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers, signaling the beginning of a leadership succession plan from founders Kravis and Roberts.

Bae and Nuttall Named Co-Presidents and Co-COOs

Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall became Co-Chief Executive Officers of KKR, while founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts transitioned to Co-Executive Chairmen roles, completing a carefully planned succession.

Leadership Transition to New Co-CEOs

At KKR's investor day in April 2024, Co-CEOs Bae and Nuttall unveiled strategic plans to raise assets under management to over $1 trillion within five years and achieve nearly a fivefold gain in earnings per share to $15.00 within 10 years.

Ambitious $1 Trillion AUM Goal Announced

KKR completed the €1.3 billion acquisition of Superstruct Entertainment, expanding the firm's portfolio in the media and entertainment sector.

Superstruct Entertainment Acquisition

KKR ended 2024 with record performance: $114 billion in capital raised, $84 billion deployed in investments, assets under management reaching $638 billion (up 15%), and fee-related earnings of $3.3 billion (up 37%). Total revenue reached $22.3 billion.

Record Year - $114B Capital Raised, $638B AUM

KKR acquired a 12% common shareholder position in Henry Schein, with two KKR representatives joining the Henry Schein Board of Directors, demonstrating continued active investment strategy.

Henry Schein Strategic Investment

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American Express Company is an American bank holding company and multinational financial services corporation that specializes in payment cards. It is headquartered at 200 Vesey Street, also known as American Express Tower, in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. Amex is the fourth-largest card network globally based on purchase volume, behind China UnionPay, Visa, and Mastercard. 141.2 million Amex cards were in force worldwide as of December 31, 2023, with an average annual spend per card member of US$24,059. That year, Amex handled over $1.7 trillion in purchase volume on its network. Amex is the 16th largest US bank, with a total of US$270 billion in assets or 1.1% of all assets insured by the FDIC. It is ranked 58th on the Fortune 500 and 28th on the list of the most valuable brands by Forbes. In 2023, it was ranked 63rd in the Forbes Global 2000. American Express National Bank is a direct bank owned by Amex.

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American multinational financial services corporation

American Express Company reported $60.5 billion in revenue for 2024, up 9% year-over-year, driven by strong consumer spending among affluent cardmembers and growing merchant acceptance. Company had 143 million cards in force globally (U.S. 71M, international 72M) with 58 million active cardmember accounts. Average spending per cardmember reached $25,000 annually (vs. Visa/Mastercard average $8,000), reflecting premium customer base skewing toward high-income households ($100K+ annual income representing 60%+ of volumes). Net income $8.4 billion (14% margin). Stock NYSE:AXP traded at $245, market cap $175 billion. However, merchant acceptance remained challenge—AmEx accepted at 99% of U.S. locations where credit cards accepted but lower internationally due to higher merchant fees (2.5-3.5% vs. Visa/Mastercard 1.5-2.5%).

American Express Reports $60.5B Revenue in 2024, 143M Cards in Force Globally

American Express raised Platinum Card annual fee from $550 to $695 in 2024 (sixth increase since 1984 launch at $250), positioning as ultra-premium travel card competing with Chase Sapphire Reserve, Capital One Venture X. Fee increases justified by enhanced benefits: $200 airline fee credit, $200 Uber credit, $200 hotel credit, $189 CLEAR credit, $240 digital entertainment credit (Disney+, Hulu, Peacock, NYT), airport lounge access (Centurion Lounges, Priority Pass), hotel elite status (Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold). Annual benefits totaled $1,000+ value if fully utilized. Despite fee hikes, Platinum Card membership grew 8% to 13M+ cardmembers globally. Affluent consumers viewed card as essential lifestyle accessory, status symbol. Average Platinum cardmember spent $50,000+ annually.

AmEx Platinum Card Annual Fee Rises to $695, Premium Benefits Justify Cost for Affluent

American Express operated 30 Centurion Lounges globally in 2024 (up from 15 in 2020), exclusive airport lounges for Platinum, Centurion (Black Card) cardmembers. Lounges featured chef-curated menus, premium open bars, espresso service, private workspaces, showers, spa treatments—far exceeding typical airline clubs. Locations included major hubs (New York JFK, LAX, London Heathrow, Tokyo Haneda, Hong Kong). However, overcrowding became issue as Platinum membership surged—lounges frequently at capacity, turned away cardmembers during peak hours. AmEx responded by restricting guest access, considering paid entry for lower-tier cards, building larger facilities. Lounges represented $500M+ annual investment but critical differentiation—competitors (Chase, Capital One) building rival lounges.

American Express Centurion Lounges Expand to 30 Airports, Differentiate Premium Experience

American Express Membership Rewards program enrolled 100+ million members globally in 2024, earning points on purchases (1-5x depending on category, card) redeemable for travel, statement credits, gift cards, merchandise. Strategic partnerships with Delta Air Lines (exclusive credit card issuer since 1996), Hilton Hotels (co-brand cards), Marriott Bonvoy strengthened value proposition. Membership Rewards points valued at 1.5-2 cents each when transferred to airline/hotel partners vs. 0.6-1 cent for cash redemption, incentivizing travel spending. Points liability (outstanding unredeemed points) exceeded $20 billion on balance sheet, managed through expiration policies, redemption encouragement. Loyalty program created switching costs—cardmembers with large point balances reluctant to cancel cards despite high fees.

AmEx Membership Rewards: 100M+ Members, Partnerships with Delta, Hilton Drive Loyalty

American Express achieved 99% merchant acceptance rate in U.S. (locations accepting credit cards) in 2024, up from 90% in 2015, closing historical gap with Visa/Mastercard (both 99%+). Acceptance improvements resulted from fee negotiations with large merchants (Costco previously excluded AmEx 2016-2021, now accepts), OptBlue program allowing third-party processors to handle AmEx transactions (reducing merchant integration costs), and consumer demand pressure. However, international acceptance lagged: 85% in Canada/UK, 70% in Europe, 50% in Asia-Pacific. Higher merchant discount rates (2.5-3.5% vs. Visa/Mastercard 1.5-2.5%) deterred small international merchants. Limited acceptance remained competitive disadvantage vs. Visa/Mastercard's near-universal reach.

American Express Merchant Acceptance Reaches 99% in U.S., International Remains Gap

American Express Centurion Card (unofficially 'Black Card') remained most exclusive credit card globally in 2024: invitation-only, $10,000 initiation fee, $5,000 annual fee (plus $5,000 per authorized user). Estimated 100,000-120,000 Centurion cardmembers worldwide (exact number undisclosed). Requirements: spend $250,000+ annually on Platinum Card, receive invitation, demonstrate $1M+ net worth or $500K+ annual income. Benefits: dedicated concierge (24/7 personal assistant booking restaurants, travel, tickets), access to exclusive events, hotel upgrades, airport transfers, no preset spending limit. Card made from anodized titanium (literally heavy metal card). Centurion represented 2-3% of AmEx revenue but outsized brand prestige—ultimate status symbol for ultra-wealthy. Competitors (JP Morgan Palladium, Citi Chairman) struggled to match mystique.

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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

Henry Wells, William Fargo, John Butterfield merged competing express companies, forming American Express Company in Buffalo, NY on March 18, 1850. Express freight, money, valuables delivery.

When AmEx refused California expansion, Wells and Fargo founded separate Wells Fargo (1852) serving West Coast. American Express remained East/Midwest. Companies coexisted for decades.

American Express dominated express freight industry—shipping cash, gold, securities, documents via stagecoach, rail. Armed guards protected valuables. Premium service for time-sensitive shipments.

Entered financial services—money orders, cash transfers competing with Western Union. Built reputation for secure financial transactions beyond physical freight.

President James C. Fargo commissioned Marcellus Berry to create Traveler's Cheque (launched July 7, 1891) solving international cash access problem. Pre-purchased, dual-signed checks accepted globally. Revolutionary travel finance product.

Traveler's Cheques became most profitable product—generating billions in float (cash held between purchase and redemption). American Express synonymous with international travel.

Sold express delivery operations to Railway Express Agency. Fully transitioned to financial services—Traveler's Cheques, money orders, travel services. End of original freight business.

Introduced American Express Card (green card) in October 1958 responding to Diners Club, BankAmericard. Charge card (full balance due monthly), premium positioning, higher merchant fees, travel focus. Status symbol.

Built global network of travel offices booking flights, hotels, tours. American Express offices in major cities became traveler resources worldwide.

Introduced Gold Card—higher credit limits, travel insurance, emergency services. Created premium tier above Green Card. Annual fee $50 (vs. Green's $20).

Launched Platinum Card with $250 annual fee (unprecedented at time). Targeted ultra-affluent, offered luxury travel benefits, concierge service, airport lounge access. Redefined premium cards.

Introduced Membership Rewards points program—earn points on purchases, redeem for travel, merchandise. Created loyalty, switching costs. Became $20B+ liability on balance sheet.

Debuted invitation-only Centurion Card (Black Card): $10K initiation, $5K annual fee, invitation-only, titanium construction. Ultimate status symbol for ultra-wealthy. Estimated 100K-120K members globally.

Kenneth Chenault became CEO—third Black Fortune 500 CEO. Led through 9/11 (headquarters near WTC), 2008 financial crisis. Grew revenue $23B→$37B, stock +200%. Retired 2018.

During 2008 crisis, American Express obtained bank holding company charter, accessed TARP bailout funds ($3.4B). Allowed direct consumer deposits, expanded banking services. Repaid TARP 2009.

Opened first Centurion Lounge (San Francisco SFO) offering premium airport lounge experience with chef menus, open bars, spa. Expanded to 30+ global locations by 2024.

Costco ended exclusive AmEx partnership (since 1999), switched to Citi/Visa due to lower fees. Lost 10%+ U.S. cardmembers. Returned to Costco acceptance 2021 but without co-brand card.

Kenneth Chenault retired, succeeded by Stephen Squeri (AmEx veteran since 1985). Focused on digital transformation, millennial/Gen Z acquisition, premium positioning.

Pandemic decimated travel spending—AmEx's core market. Revenue declined 17% (2020). Pivoted marketing to everyday spending categories (groceries, gas). Travel recovered 2021-2022.

Generated $60.5B revenue (+9%), 143M cards globally (71M U.S., 72M international), 58M accounts. Average spending $25K per cardmember (vs. Visa/MC $8K). Net income $8.4B (14% margin). Platinum Card 13M+ members ($695 annual fee, sixth increase since 1984 launch). Centurion Lounges 30 airports. Membership Rewards 100M+ members, $20B+ points liability. Merchant acceptance 99% U.S. (85% Canada/UK, 70% Europe, 50% Asia due to higher merchant fees 2.5-3.5% vs. Visa/MC 1.5-2.5%). Stock NYSE:AXP $245, $175B market cap. Closed-loop network (issue, process, recruit merchants). Premium customer base: 60%+ earn $100K+ income. Headquarters New York. Originated as 1850 express delivery company, transformed to global premium card leader.

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