Schultz, Upadhyaya join in Sydney, Singapore
SINGAPORE & SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced it is further expanding
its global Energy & Infrastructure business in Asia with the appointment
of Tony Schultz, former Managing Director at EIG in Sydney, where he
focused on energy, metals and mining investments in Asia Pacific, to
serve as Managing Director in Sydney. Ash Upadhyaya, a Director on KKR’s
Energy & Infrastructure team in the U.S. who joined KKR in
2011, will relocate to Singapore. Both bring extensive investment
experience to the region.
“KKR aims to create a unique offering in the energy, infrastructure and
natural resources market, and part of that comes from combining our
local geographic knowledge with industry expertise,” said Joe Bae, Head
of KKR Asia, and Marc Lipschultz, Global Head of Energy &
Infrastructure. “We are very pleased to have Tony and Ash leading this
effort in Asia.”
KKR has been an active investor in the energy and infrastructure sectors
for nearly three decades. Today, KKR’s investments span the globe and
cover the full energy supply chain, including energy, infrastructure and
mining. The global team identifies investment opportunities based on
themes surrounding global growth and urbanization, which has created
unprecedented demand for the development of infrastructure and all forms
of energy.
“We are building our team in Asia Pacific to have the flexibility to
work up and down a capital structure to provide solutions,” said Justin
Reizes, Head of KKR Australia. “Tony and Ash will be working on energy,
resources and infrastructure in Australia and Asia and will be part of a
global team looking at metals and mining opportunities around the world.”
KKR today manages investments in energy and infrastructure, including
oilfield services, petroleum, shale gas, social infrastructure,
renewable energy and utilities assets in markets such as France, the
Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and North America.
Both Mr. Schultz and Mr. Upadhyaya will leverage their extensive sector
knowledge to identify energy and resources investments in the region.
About KKR
Founded in 1976 and led by Henry
Kravis and George
Roberts, KKR is a leading global investment firm with $94.3 billion
in assets under management as of December 31, 2013. KKR manages assets
through a variety of investment funds and accounts covering multiple
asset classes.
With offices around the world, including seven across the Asia Pacific
region, KKR seeks to create value by bringing operational expertise to
its portfolio companies and through active oversight and monitoring of
its investments. KKR complements its investment expertise and
strengthens interactions with fund investors through its client
relationships and capital markets platform. KKR & Co L.P. is publicly
traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:KKR), and “KKR,” as used in
this release, includes its subsidiaries, their managed investment funds
and accounts, and/or their affiliated investment vehicles, as
appropriate. For additional information, please visit www.kkr.com.
KKR – Asia Pacific
Anita Davis, +852-3602-7335
Anita.Davis@kkr.com
or
KKR
– Americas
Kristi Huller, +212-230-9722
Kristi.Huller@kkr.com
Source: KKR