KKR & Co. Inc.

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) is a leading global investment firm that provides alternative asset management, capital markets services, and insurance solutions. Founded in 1976, KKR pioneered the leveraged buyout strategy and has evolved from a U.S.-focused private equity firm into a diversified global alternative asset manager. The company operates through three primary business segments: Asset Management, Insurance, and Strategic Holdings.

The Asset Management segment manages $525 billion in assets under management across five business lines. Private Equity, representing $229 billion in AUM, encompasses traditional private equity, core private equity, and growth equity strategies investing across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Real Assets totals $192 billion in AUM and includes infrastructure, real estate, and energy investments. Credit and Liquid Strategies represents $322 billion in AUM, comprising leveraged credit, alternative credit including asset-based finance and corporate credit, and hedge fund partnerships. The Capital Markets business line provides debt and equity financing, securities underwriting, and syndication services. Principal Activities manages the firm's asset management balance sheet through co-investments alongside clients.

The Insurance segment, operating under the Global Atlantic brand, is a leading retirement and life insurance company with $219 billion in AUM. Global Atlantic generates income through spreads between investment income and insurance liabilities, offering protection, legacy, and savings products to individual and institutional markets. KKR acquired a majority stake in Global Atlantic in February 2021 and completed full acquisition in January 2024.

KKR maintains a global platform with 36 offices across four continents and approximately 4,200 employees in asset management and insurance, plus approximately 800 additional employees in subsidiary organizations. The company serves an institutional investor base spanning 65 countries, including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and insurance companies, alongside growing private wealth segments through K-Series vehicles and strategic partnerships. The firm's business model emphasizes long-duration capital, with approximately 92 percent of AUM consisting of capital with at least eight-year duration at inception or longer, including perpetual capital vehicles. KKR maintains significant alignment with investors through approximately $30 billion of capital invested or committed by the firm and its employees in its own funds and portfolio companies.