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Over the years, many of KKR's original partners have departed, the most notable being co-founder Jerome Kohlberg. After a leave of absence due to illness in 1985, Kohlberg returned to find increasing differences in strategy with his partners, Kravis and Roberts. [211]
Aug 14, 2015 · Jerome Kohlberg's soft approach conflicted with his partners' in the private equity firm he founded, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, better known as KKR.
Oct 11, 2021 · After nearly half a century in charge, the founders of private equity giant KKR, Henry Kravis and George Roberts, have stepped down as co-CEOs and handed the reins over to Joe Bae and Scott...
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Jerome Kohlberg Jr. (July 10, 1925 – July 30, 2015) was an American businessman and investor. He was an early pioneer in the private equity and leveraged buyout industries founding private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and later Kohlberg & Company.
In 1976, along with Jerome "Jerry" Kohlberg, an experienced financier in the buyout business, we founded the investment firm KKR in the United States. KKR stands for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Jerry, who is deceased, left the company in 1987, but we have kept the original name.
Aug 7, 2015 · Kohlberg, who has died aged 90, was from its 1976 inception the “first K” in front of Henry Kravis and George Roberts at what would become the fearsome force known as KKR. Seven years on, a ...
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In 1987, Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. resigned from KKR, and Henry Kravis and George Roberts continued to lead the firm. Under Kravis and Roberts the firm was responsible for the 1988 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco. At a cost of $31.4 billion, [14] it was then the highest price ever paid for a commercial enterprise.
