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KKR & Co. Inc. (formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and KKR & Co. L.P.) is a global investment firm with over $5.8 Billion in annual revenue.<ref>https://www.owler.com/company/kkr</ref>
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KKR & Co. Inc. (formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and KKR & Co. L.P.) is a global investment firm with over $5.8 Billion in annual revenue.<ref>https://www.owler.com/company/kkr</ref> The firm was founded in 1976 by [[Henry Kravis]], [[George Roberts]], and [[Jerome Kohlberg]].<ref>https://community.intelligentfanatics.com/t/henry-kravis-discusses-founding-kkr-and-the-history-of-private-equity/437</ref> [[David Petraeus]] is a partner at KKR and the chairman of KKR's internal intelligence agency, the [[KKR Global Institute]].
  
 
They purchased [[TASC Systems]] from [[Northrop Grumman]] in 2010 which provides "advanced systems engineering and integration services across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and civilian agencies of the federal government". <ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/tomdispatch-david-petraeus-military-leaker/</ref> They also purchased Airbus' Defense Electronics Division in 2016 which comprises comprises military sensors, electronic warfare, avionics and optronics. <ref>https://fortune.com/2016/03/21/kkr-is-buying-airbus-defense-electronics-business-for-1-2-billion/</ref>
 
They purchased [[TASC Systems]] from [[Northrop Grumman]] in 2010 which provides "advanced systems engineering and integration services across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and civilian agencies of the federal government". <ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/tomdispatch-david-petraeus-military-leaker/</ref> They also purchased Airbus' Defense Electronics Division in 2016 which comprises comprises military sensors, electronic warfare, avionics and optronics. <ref>https://fortune.com/2016/03/21/kkr-is-buying-airbus-defense-electronics-business-for-1-2-billion/</ref>
  
[[David Petraeus]] is chairman of KKR's internal intelligence agency, the [[KKR Global Institute]].  
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KKR's "hostile takeover" of RJR Nabisco in for was depicted in the 1988 film "Barbarians at the Gates", based on a book of the same name by [[Bryan Burrough]] and [[John Helyar]]. <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/21/books/the-granddaddy-of-all-takeovers.html</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 15:28, 19 August 2019

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FounderHenry Kravis.jpg Henry Kravis
Headquarters9 West 57th Street Suite 4200New York City, New York 10019 United States
Staff1,250

KKR & Co. Inc. (formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and KKR & Co. L.P.) is a global investment firm with over $5.8 Billion in annual revenue.[1] The firm was founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts, and Jerome Kohlberg.[2] David Petraeus is a partner at KKR and the chairman of KKR's internal intelligence agency, the KKR Global Institute.

They purchased TASC Systems from Northrop Grumman in 2010 which provides "advanced systems engineering and integration services across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and civilian agencies of the federal government". [3] They also purchased Airbus' Defense Electronics Division in 2016 which comprises comprises military sensors, electronic warfare, avionics and optronics. [4]

KKR's "hostile takeover" of RJR Nabisco in for was depicted in the 1988 film "Barbarians at the Gates", based on a book of the same name by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. [5]


 

Known members

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David PetraeusSpooky general, DCIA, Multi-Bilderberg
Malcolm TurnbullPrime Minister of Australia 2014-2018
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