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KKR to pocket $24bn from USI sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
KKR, alongside other co-investors, have agreed to sell USI Insurance Services to Aon for $24 billion (US$17bn). USI is an insurance brokerage and consulting business across risk, employee benefits and retirement solutions, and boast more than 10,500 ...

CBA, Colonial First State settle class action for $249m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... yet to approve the settlement sum of $249 million. CBA completed the divestment of a 55% interest in Colonial First State to KKR on 1 December 2021. This included CFSIL and Avanteos. Last November, CBA also settled a financial advice class action in ...

PE giants partner with Nvidia for $709bn AI platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR have signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nvidia to mobilise half a trillion US dollars ($709bn) of third-party capital to further accelerate the buildout of artificial intelligence ...

KKR joins consortium to acquire ASX-listed Steadfast

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
Global investment firm KKR has joined a consortium, including Amwins Group and Dragoneer Investment Group, as a co-lead investment partner to acquire ASX-listed general insurance broker Steadfast. Steadfast received KKR's joinder to the deed on ...

KKR injects $400m into Ampol

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
KKR has provided Ampol with $400 million in funding through a subordinated notes facility, to help the energy retailer with its refinancing initiatives. The transaction was supported by KKR's private credit and insurance platforms. KKR partner and ...

HMC Capital wins $1.3bn private credit insto mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... providing deep in-house capability and market leading governance." HMC recently also partnered with global private equity firm KKR to receive $603 million for the HMC Energy Transition Platform. Just last week, the partnership received a good to go by ...

HMC, KKR tie up receives ACCC approval

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
The partnership between HMC Capital and KKR, in which the latter will commit $603 million, has been given the good to go by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has also approved the deal. ...

Capital Group, KKR launch public-private fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
Capital Group and KKR have launched a new fund Capital Group KKR Global Multi-Sector+ (GMS+) together for investors in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, which will blend public and private exposure delivering multi-sector credit investments in a single fund ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... the AUM at $9.5 billion while asset finance make up $6.3 billion. Last November, it also joined a consortium that included KKR to acquire the RAMS home loan portfolio from Westpac. The portfolio comprised about $21.4 billion in residential mortgages ...

Bain Capital to acquire Perpetual's wealth management unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... while also enhancing its ability to invest for future growth and deliver improved shareholder returns over the longer term." KKR was close to acquiring the wealth management and corporate trust businesses for $2.2 billion but was shot down due to Perpetual ...
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