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| − | '''Henry R. Kravis''' is a multi-[[billionaire]]<ref>https://www.geni.com/projects/Billionaires/11483</ref> American [[businessman]]. He is a co-founder of [Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co] | + | '''Henry R. Kravis''' is a multi-[[billionaire]]<ref>https://www.geni.com/projects/Billionaires/11483</ref> American [[businessman]] and serial [[bilderberger]]. He is a co-founder of [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co]] and the [[KKR Global Institute]]. Kravis was one of the key players in the leveraged buyout ("hostile takeover") of RJR Nabisco in late 1988 for $24.88 billion which was the largest corporate control transaction of its time.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/rjr-nabisco-lbo-private-equity-deal-2012-1</ref> |
| + | Kravis is a prominent Republican political donor and was a major contributor to the 1992 re-election campaign of [[George H. W. Bush]], as well as the campaigns of [[George W. Bush]] and [[John McCain]]. He established the Republican Leadership Council with [[Lewis Eisenberg]] in 1997 <ref>https://nypost.com/2016/11/17/trump-reached-out-to-kravis-about-treasury-secretary-job/</ref> | ||
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| + | While not a donor during the Trump campaign, Kravis donated $1 million to the presidential inauguration of [[Donald Trump]] in 2016. <ref>https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2017/04/19/45-Donors-Who-Gave-1-Million-Trump-s-Record-Breaking-Inauguration</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | Kravis' s father, Ray, made a fortune through his discovery in the 1920s of tax shelters in oil investments. Among those who entrusted him with their money was Bostonian [[Joseph P. Kennedy]], who had surplus cash from his [[bootlegging]] during [[Prohibition]]. [[Prescott Bush]], [[GHWB|George HW Bush]]'s father, and a partner in the [[Wall Street]] investment house [[Brown Brothers Harriman]], was an other friend of Ray Kravis. When George graduated from [[Yale]] in [[1948]], his father prevailed upon Kravis to give George a job in [[Tulsa]]. At the last minute, the young Bush declined the offer, moving instead to [[Texas]].<ref>https://larouchepub.com/eiw/public/1991/eirv18n30-19910809/eirv18n30-19910809_012-organized_crimes_hostile_takeove.pdf</ref> | ||
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| + | ==KKR Global Institute== | ||
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| + | Kravis tapped retired General and ex-CIA Director [[David Petraeus]] to run the intelligence agency in December 2014. KGI was responsible for trafficking large quantities of weapons into the [[Syria]] conflict in order to arm [[Daesh]]/[[ISIS]] opposition to [[Bashar Al-Assad]]. <ref>https://www.voltairenet.org/article197144.html</ref> | ||
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| + | KGI claims to be "an integral part of the KKR investment process" <ref>https://www.kkr.com/our-firm/kkr-global-institute</ref>. | ||
==Bilderberg== | ==Bilderberg== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:25, 15 July 2023
 Henry Kravis     (businessman, billionaire) | |
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| Born | 1944-01-06 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Claremont McKenna College, Columbia Business School |
| Parents | Raymond and Bessie (née Roberts) Kravis |
| Children | • Harrison S. Kravis • Robert R. Kravis • Kimberly Kravis Schulhof |
| Spouse | • Helene Diane Shulman • Marie-Josée Kravis |
| Founder of | KKR & Co. |
| Member of | Atlantic Council/Distinguished Leadership Awards, Council on Foreign Relations/Members 2, Jeffrey Epstein/Black book, Rockefeller University |
| Party | Republican |
Like his wife, Marie-Josée Kravis, a billionaire multi-Bilderberger | |
Henry R. Kravis is a multi-billionaire[1] American businessman and serial bilderberger. He is a co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and the KKR Global Institute. Kravis was one of the key players in the leveraged buyout ("hostile takeover") of RJR Nabisco in late 1988 for $24.88 billion which was the largest corporate control transaction of its time.[2]
Kravis is a prominent Republican political donor and was a major contributor to the 1992 re-election campaign of George H. W. Bush, as well as the campaigns of George W. Bush and John McCain. He established the Republican Leadership Council with Lewis Eisenberg in 1997 [3]
While not a donor during the Trump campaign, Kravis donated $1 million to the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump in 2016. [4]
Background
Kravis' s father, Ray, made a fortune through his discovery in the 1920s of tax shelters in oil investments. Among those who entrusted him with their money was Bostonian Joseph P. Kennedy, who had surplus cash from his bootlegging during Prohibition. Prescott Bush, George HW Bush's father, and a partner in the Wall Street investment house Brown Brothers Harriman, was an other friend of Ray Kravis. When George graduated from Yale in 1948, his father prevailed upon Kravis to give George a job in Tulsa. At the last minute, the young Bush declined the offer, moving instead to Texas.[5]
KKR Global Institute
Kravis tapped retired General and ex-CIA Director David Petraeus to run the intelligence agency in December 2014. KGI was responsible for trafficking large quantities of weapons into the Syria conflict in order to arm Daesh/ISIS opposition to Bashar Al-Assad. [6]
KGI claims to be "an integral part of the KKR investment process" [7].
Bilderberg
Kravis and his wife Marie-Josée Kravis are both serial Bilderberg attenders.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1992 | 21 May 1992 | 24 May 1992 | France Royal Club Evian Evian-les-Bains | The 40th Bilderberg. It had 121 participants. |
| Bilderberg/1993 | 22 April 1993 | 25 April 1993 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece |
| Bilderberg/1996 | 30 May 1996 | 2 June 1996 | Canada Toronto | The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
| Bilderberg/2000 | 1 June 2000 | 4 June 2000 | Belgium Brussels Genval | The 48th Bilderberg, 94 guests |
| Bilderberg/2001 | 24 May 2001 | 27 May 2001 | Sweden Stenungsund | The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW. |
| Bilderberg/2002 | 30 May 2002 | 2 June 2002 | US Virginia Chantilly Westfields Marriott | The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia. |
| Bilderberg/2003 | 15 May 2003 | 18 May 2003 | France Versailles | The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France |
| Bilderberg/2004 | 3 June 2004 | 6 June 2004 | Italy Stresa | The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests |
| Bilderberg/2005 | 5 May 2005 | 8 May 2005 | Germany Rottach-Egern | The 53rd Bilderberg, 132 guests |
| Bilderberg/2006 | 8 June 2006 | 11 June 2006 | Canada Ottawa | 54th Bilderberg, held in Canada. 133 guests |
| Bilderberg/2007 | 31 May 2007 | 3 June 2007 | Turkey Istanbul | The 55th Bilderberg meeting, held in Turkey |
| Bilderberg/2008 | 5 June 2008 | 8 June 2008 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 56th Bilderberg, Chantilly, Virginia, 139 guests |
| Bilderberg/2009 | 14 May 2009 | 17 May 2009 | Greece Vouliagmeni | The 57th Bilderberg |
| Bilderberg/2010 | 3 June 2010 | 6 June 2010 | Spain Hotel Dolce Sitges Barcelona | The 122 guests met in the Hotel Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain. |
| Bilderberg/2011 | 9 June 2011 | 12 June 2011 | Switzerland Hotel Suvretta St. Moritz | 59th meeting, in Switzerland, 129 guests |
| Bilderberg/2012 | 31 May 2012 | 3 June 2012 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 58th Bilderberg, in Chantilly, Virginia. Unusually just 4 years after an earlier Bilderberg meeting there. |
| Bilderberg/2013 | 6 June 2013 | 9 June 2013 | Watford UK | The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting. |
| Bilderberg/2014 | 29 May 2014 | 1 June 2014 | Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel | The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen |
| Bilderberg/2015 | 11 June 2015 | 14 June 2015 | Austria Telfs-Buchen | The 63rd meeting, 128 Bilderbergers met in Austria |
| Bilderberg/2016 | 9 June 2016 | 12 June 2016 | Germany Dresden | The 2016 Bilderberg meeting took place in Dresden, Germany. |
| Bilderberg/2017 | 1 June 2017 | 4 June 2017 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 65th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Bilderberg/2018 | 7 June 2018 | 10 June 2018 | Italy Turin Hotel Torino Lingotto Congress | The 66th Bilderberg Meeting, in Turin, Italy, known for months in advance after an unprecedented leak by the Serbian government. |
| Bilderberg/2019 | 30 May 2019 | 2 June 2019 | Switzerland Montreux | The 67th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Bilderberg/2022 | 2 June 2022 | 5 June 2022 | US Washington DC Mandarin Oriental Hotel | The 68th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Washington DC, after an unprecedented two year hiatus during which a lot of the Bilderberg regulars were busy managing COVID-19 |
| Bilderberg/2023 | 18 May 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Portugal Lisbon Pestana Palace Hotel | The 69th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Lisbon, with 128 guests on the official list. The earliest in the year since 2009. |
| Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Spain Madrid | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2009 | 23 January 2009 | 27 January 2009 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2011 | 26 January 2011 | 30 January 2011 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality". |
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References
- ↑ https://www.geni.com/projects/Billionaires/11483
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/rjr-nabisco-lbo-private-equity-deal-2012-1
- ↑ https://nypost.com/2016/11/17/trump-reached-out-to-kravis-about-treasury-secretary-job/
- ↑ https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2017/04/19/45-Donors-Who-Gave-1-Million-Trump-s-Record-Breaking-Inauguration
- ↑ https://larouchepub.com/eiw/public/1991/eirv18n30-19910809/eirv18n30-19910809_012-organized_crimes_hostile_takeove.pdf
- ↑ https://www.voltairenet.org/article197144.html
- ↑ https://www.kkr.com/our-firm/kkr-global-institute
