Press Release
SoftwareONE partners with KKR to accelerate future growth
November 17, 2015 STANS,
KKR provides growth capital and acquires a 25% stake position in SoftwareONE. The four founding partners and existing shareholders together with the management team and the employees retain a 75% stake in the company.
The investment in SoftwareONE has been made primarily by the KKR European Fund IV.
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About SoftwareONE
Privately owned since 1985, SoftwareONE is the leading global provider
of Software Portfolio Management (SPM) services. By combining our
commercial, technology, compliance and governance expertise covering the
full lifecycle of our clients’ software needs, we support our customers
by ensuring their IT investments are cost-effectively road mapped
towards their unique business needs. Our SPM Framework helps IT leaders
to define their digitized technology roadmap and cost-efficiently manage
their software assets through the lifecycle. Globally headquartered in
Stans,
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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