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Henry Kravis

Who

Henry Kravis · Economics & Business

What

Co-founder and co-chairman of KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), pioneer of the leveraged buyout (famed RJR Nabisco deal).

When

1944, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Where

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

Henry Kravis is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Co-founder and co-chairman of KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), pioneer of the leveraged buyout (famed RJR Nabisco deal).

How & why

Henry Kravis is an American financier from a Jewish family and a co-founder and co-executive chairman of KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts). With his cousin George Roberts, he pioneered the leveraged buyout, most famously the landmark takeover of RJR Nabisco in 1989. He is also a major philanthropist supporting education, medicine and the arts.

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Source: Wikipedia (Henry Kravis)

Contributions & Sources

Co-founder and co-chairman of KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), pioneer of the leveraged buyout (famed RJR Nabisco deal).

1944

Source: Wikipedia (Henry Kravis)