KKR to set up Asian offices

US private equity firm establishes Asian base following rumoured Samsung Life bid.
September 14, 2005

US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has announced plans to establish its first offices in the Asian region, opening up in Hong Kong and Tokyo. The move follows on the heels of a rumoured failed bid to acquire Samsung Life earlier this summer.

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