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KKR raises $3.9 billion debut Asia Pacific Infrastructure Fund
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Last Updated: Jan 13, 2021, 01:28 PM IST
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In Asia, KKR has committed $1.8 billion across six investments as part of the firm’s dedicated Asia Pacific infrastructure strategy, which was launched in 2019.
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KKR established its global infrastructure team and strategy in 2008. Over this period, the Firm has deployed more than $24 billion across approximately 40 infrastructure investments.
KKR, has raised a corpus of $3.9 billion for KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investor, a fund focused on infrastructure-related investments across Asia Pacific.
“ We believe that Asia Pacific contains some of the most favorable macroeconomic dynamics in the world, and that the region is expected to account for more than half of the world’s economic growth in the coming years, said Ming Lu, Head of KKR Asia Pacific.