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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 ]
Oct 11, 2021 · Cousins Kravis and Roberts, who founded KKR (formerly Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co) with Jerome Kohlberg in 1976, are considered to be among the founding fathers of the asset class. The...
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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.
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.
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The three of us -- Jerry Kohlberg, George Roberts and I -- left Bear Stearns without a job or a business, but we had what we believed to be a good idea. George and I each scraped together $10,000, and Jerry, who was 19 years older and on much better financial footing, put down $100,000 to start the firm we named after ourselves.
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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.
