KKR, the investment firm co-founded by Henry Kravis and others in 1976, is now expanding its asset management operations globally. Assets under management stood at $744 billion at the end of 2025, up 17% year on year, comprising private equity, real assets and credit, among other areas.
KKR is an investment firm co-founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. It initially focused on private equity investments, primarily in the United States. Today, it manages funds on a global scale and provides fundraising and capital markets services to portfolio companies and external clients.
Assets under management (AUM) stood at $744 billion at the end of 2025, up approximately 17% from the same period a year earlier. The breakdown was $229 billion in private equity, $192 billion in real assets, including $86 billion in real estate, and $322 billion in credit and other areas.
The company sponsors a range of funds globally, offering funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets, as well as fundraising and capital markets services for portfolio companies and external clients.