KKR has closed its $17 billion KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV fund with backing from a diverse group of new and existing institutional investors.
The investor base included public and private pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, private wealth platforms, family offices, high-net-worth individual investors and other institutional investors. KKR said it will also invest $1 billion of capital in the fund alongside these investors through the firm’s balance sheet, affiliates, and employee commitments.
KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV will focus on critical infrastructure investment opportunities with an emphasis on investments in OECD countries in North America and Western Europe. The closing comes at a time of significant growth in demand for private infrastructure investment, particularly in sectors including digital communications, energy transition, transportation, water, waste and industrial infrastruc