KKR Closes $3.35 Billion Global Special Situations Fund II
April 5, 2016
“The number of credit assets trading at distressed levels has been
increasing steadily for several months. Coupled with the wave of
redemptions in the distressed and opportunistic credit fund space,
pricing environment for risk is meaningfully more attractive than in
prior years,”
KSSF II received strong backing from a diverse group of new and existing global investors, including public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, private banking platforms, family offices and individual investors.
KSSF II is the successor fund to
KKR formed its special situations strategy in 2009. Since the inception
of the strategy, KKR has raised approximately
KKR’s special situations strategy invests across the capital structure in both privately negotiated transactions and in the secondary markets, seeking to earn strong risk adjusted returns from market dislocations, complex situations and distressed assets. KKR employs a partnership approach when working with companies and seeks unique opportunities to offer solutions to its various counterparties. The special situations strategy is dynamic and able to deploy capital in multiple ways in order to capture opportunities arising from market dislocation.
KKR’s Special Situations platform is part of KKR’s
About KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages investments across
multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure,
real estate, credit and hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive
investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment
approach, employing world‐class people, and driving growth and value
creation at the asset level. KKR invests its own capital alongside its
partners’ capital and brings opportunities to others through its capital
markets business. References to KKR’s investments may include the
activities of its sponsored funds. For additional information about
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