KKR raises $427m for real estate fund

KKR, a New York–based global investment firm, has raised $427.7 million for KKR Real Estate Partners Americas II, according to a filing with the SEC. The firm did not comment on its fundraising efforts.

KKR Real Estate Partners Americas II, which launched in September 2015, is an opportunistic real estate fund seeking to raise $1.5 billion in total equity commitments, according to IREI's FundTracker database. The fund previously received a $50 million commitment from the $12.6 billion Maine Public Employees’ Retirement System in 2016.

The fund’s predecessor, KKR Real Estate Partners Americas, held a $1.5 billion final close in 2013, according to IREI's FundTracker database.

Since inception, KKR has raised more than 30 investment funds, and as of Dec. 31, 2