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“Ares agreed to buy Infinity Transportation, a railcar and intermodal equipment lessor, from KKR for around $2.9b.”
“KKR has agreed to acquire Gen II, a New York-based private capital fund administrator, for $5.1 billion from Hg and General Atlantic.”
“KKR completed its $500m purchase of a 51% stake in the global print business of Thomson Reuters.”
“Walgreens, which previously had acquired Boots from KKR and Stefano Pessina for around $22 billion.”
“Samsung Electronics agreed to invest $1 billion in KKR's data center company Helix Digital Infrastructure.”
Source→“In talks for a $400 million India IPO at a $4 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported.”
Source→“One is Arctos. I don't know if you know them, but they just got bought by KKR. I think they have an exceptional brand.”
Source→“acquired by KKR in a $1.4B deal that closed May 2026”
“40 to 50% of mortgages are just delivered online by platforms like Rocket Mortgage”
Source→“Cybersecurity startup Synack merging with KKR-owned NetSPI.”
Source→“Insurance brokerage is the theme nobody was watching. Three of the ten largest deals sit in the sector.”
Source→“Steadfast Group to KKR and Dragoneer at $5,500M, spanning both strategic and private equity buyers.”
Source→“GFL Environmental — Waste management company facing competing take-private bids from Brookfield/IFM and KKR/ECP/Blackstone — illustrative of continued mega-buyout appetite despite market uncertainty.”
Source→“GPs lacking scale haven't been invited to the party.”
Source→“KKR just took a $2 billion swing at garage doors... agreed to acquire Arizona-based A1 Garage Door Service.”
Source→“KKR agreed to acquire A1 Garage Door Service… for around $2b.”
Source→“It also extends a recent string of exit announcements for KKR, including Atlantic Aviation to Apollo for $10 billion and CoolIT Systems to Ecolab for $4.75 billion.”
Source→“It was acquired by KKR in 2017 for $4.3 billion… KKR has agreed to sell insurance brokerage USI to Aon for around $17 billion in cash.”
Source→“KKR has agreed to sell insurance brokerage USI to Aon for around $17 billion in cash.”
Source→“It also extends a recent string of exit announcements for KKR, including Atlantic Aviation to Apollo for $10 billion and CoolIT Systems to Ecolab for $4.75 billion.”
Source→“The clustering of deals at the $10B mark signals sustained PE conviction in private aviation infrastructure.”
“Apollo agreed to acquire Atlantic Aviation, a Plano, Texas-based private jet fixed-base operator, at nearly a $10b valuation from KKR.”
“KKR's $250M DOJ settlement for HSR Act violations is "the largest civil penalty ever" for pre-merger notification failures — yet the headline number is deceptive. "All of the $250 million will be reimbursed by outside law firms."”
“portfolio company Industrial Physics acquired Vitrek”
“Apollo Global Management, IFM Investors and KKR reached the final round of bidding to buy a 64% majority stake in Associated British Ports... in a deal that could value the port operator at around £10 billion.”
Source→“Agreed to a A$7.7 billion ($5.52 billion) take-private acquisition by a group led by KKR”
Source→“KKR agreed to lead an A$7.7b takeover of Australian insurance broker Steadfast Group.”
Source→“KKR offered to acquire natural-gas and electricity distributor UGI Corp (NYSE: UGI) for roughly $9b, or $42.50 a share.”
Source→“New state rules are adding notice periods and scrutiny to transactions.”
Source→“Nvidia yesterday announced plans to raise around $500 billion to help finance AI infrastructure buildouts, in partnership with six of North America's largest investment firms.”
“Nvidia announced plans to raise ~$500 billion to finance AI infrastructure buildouts, partnering with six of North America's largest investment firms. The mechanism mirrors structured finance instruments from other capital-intensive industries.”
“Together, we are creating repeatable financing platforms to help the AI ecosystem build the factories it needs.”
Source→“Nvidia is partnering with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR to unlock $500B+ in third-party capital for AI infrastructure”
Source→“Scott Nuttall, 'CEO of KKR' 'says external pessimism around private credit, AI disruption and exits has never felt more disconnected from what the firm is actually seeing.'”
Source→“Bike company Accell Group sought court protection and began an insolvency process in the Netherlands. KKR acquired it for €1.6 billion in 2022.”
Source→“Accell Group, a Dutch bikemaker taken private by KKR for €1.6b in 2022, is entering an insolvency process.”
“KKR raised $19.2 billion for its fifth and largest infrastructure fund.”
Source→“The message is clear: energy infrastructure remains the most actively capitalized sector in private markets.”
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