We are patient investors. KKR focuses on building strong, competitive, sustainable businesses—short-term perspectives do not distract us.


Current Private Equity Portfolio

We work closely with our portfolio companies to drive operational improvements throughout all areas of their businesses. This includes sales and profit growth, market share leadership, innovation and prudent investments in R&D, geographic expansion, cost improvements, and other value-creating activities. Our portfolio companies span 14 industry segments, and are located throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

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Accellent Inc.

Accellent Inc.
HQ: Wilmington, MA
2008 Revenue: $525 million
Employees: 3,229
Executive Chairman: Kenneth W. Freeman
CEO: Robert E. Kirby
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: The largest provider of fully integrated outsourced manufacturing and engineering services to the medical device industry.

Alliance Boots GmbH

Alliance Boots GmbH
HQ: Zug, Switzerland
2009 Revenue: ₤17,195 million*
Employees: 115,000**
Executive Chairman: Stefano Pessina
Group Chief Executive: Andy Hornby
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: international pharmacy-led health and beauty group operating in more than 20** countries across the world.
 
* fiscal year end of March 31, 2009
**including associates and joint ventures

Aricent Inc.

Aricent Inc.
HQ: Palo Alto, CA and Grand Cayman
2008 Revenue: $382 million*
Employees: 8,000
CEO: Sudip Nandy
Chairman: Joe Forehand
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: Aricent is a global innovation, technology and outsourcing company focused exclusively on communications.
 
* fiscal year end of March 31, 2008

A.T.U. - Auto-Teile-Unger Holding GmbH

A.T.U. - Auto-Teile-Unger Holding GmbH
HQ: Weiden, Germany
2008 Revenue: €1,274.5 million
Employees: 12,495
Chairman: Reinhard Gorenflos
CEO: Michael Kern
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2004
Business: Germany's leading operator of automotive retail stores and repair shops, with an expanding international footprint.

Avago Technologies Limited

Avago Technologies Limited
HQ: San Jose, CA and Singapore
2008 Revenue: $1,699 million*
Employees: 3,699
Chairman: Dick Chang
President & CEO: Hock E. Tan
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: The world's third largest privately held independent semiconductor company.
 
* revenue for period ending October 31, 2008

AVR - van Gansewinkel

AVR - van Gansewinkel
HQ: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2007 Revenue: €1,2 million
Employees: 6,000
Chairman: Reinhard Gorenflos
CEO: Ruud Sondag
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: Largest waste management company in the Netherlands.

Bharti Infratel Limited

Bharti Infratel Limited
HQ: New Delhi, India
2008 Revenue: INR 41,271 million
Employees: 579
Chairman: Sunil Bharti Mittal
CEO: Prem Pradeep
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2008
Business: Is a newly formed company created by the carve out of the mobile tower portfolio of Bharti Airtel, India’s leading mobile communications operator. Infratel owns and operates mobile telecommunications infrastructure and offers its services to Bharti Airtel and other mobile communications operators in India.

Biomet, Inc.

Biomet, Inc.
HQ: Warsaw, IN
2008 Revenue: $2,383.3 million*
Employees: 6,903
CEO: Jeffrey R. Binder
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Designs and manufactures orthopedic medical devices and other products used primarily by surgeons and medical specialists, with distribution in over 70 countries and a product portfolio that encompasses orthopedic joint replacement products, dental reconstructive implants, fixation devices, spinal products and other applications.
 
* fiscal year end of May 31, 2008

BIS Industries Limited

BIS Industries Limited
HQ: North Sydney, Australia
2008 Revenue: A$495 million
Employees: 1,217
Chairman: Mark Luby
CEO: Mark Luby
Year of Investment: 2006
Business: A leading outsourced supplier of on-site and off-site materials handling and logistics services to the minerals, metals, and coal mining sectors.

BMG

BMG
HQ: Berlin, Germany
2008 Revenue: n/a (founded 1 October 2008)
Employees: 36
Non Executive Chairman: Thomas Rabe
CEO: Hartwig Masuch
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business: Music publishing company.

Dollar General Corporation

Dollar General Corporation
HQ: Goodlettsville, TN
2008 Revenue: $10,457.7 million
Employees: 71,714
Chairman: Michael M. Calbert
CEO: Richard W. Dreiling
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: A customer-driven distributor of everyday items, including basic consumable merchandise and other home, apparel and seasonal products, with more than 8,000 stores in 35 states.

Duales System Deutschland GmbH

Duales System Deutschland AG
HQ: Cologne, Germany
2008 Revenue: €822 million
Employees: 276
Chairman: Reinhard Gorenflos
President & CEO: Stefan Schreiter
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: Organizes the collection, sorting, and recycling of packaging waste in Germany with the support of a network of local waste management partners.

East Resources Inc.

East Resources Inc.
HQ: Warrendale, PA
2008 Revenue: Not Available
Employees: 230
CEO:  Terrence M. Pegula
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business: Oil and natural gas exploration and development company

Eastman Kodak

Kodak
HQ: Rochester New York
2008 Revenue: $9,416 million
Employees: 24,400
Non-Executive Chairman & CEO: Antonio Perez
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business: Diversified group with a broad range of activities principally across film, photography, commercial printing and consumer electronics

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

Energy Future Holdings Corp.
HQ: Dallas, TX
2008 Revenue: $11,364 million
Employees: 8,400
Chairman: Donald L. Evans
CEO: John F. Young
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Manages a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy subsidiaries consisting of TXU Energy, a competitive electricity retailer, Luminant, a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and construction, and Oncor, a regulated electric distribution and transmission business.

First Data Corporation

First Data Corporation
HQ: Atlanta, GA
2008 Revenue: $8,800 million
Employees: 26,000
Chairman & CEO: Michael D. Capellas
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: A leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for merchants, financial institutions and card issuers globally, with operations in 38 countries, serving over 5 million merchant locations and 1,900 card issuers.

Harman International Industries, Incorporated

Harmon International Industries, Incorporated
HQ: Stamford, CT
2008 Revenue: $4,100 million*
Employees: 10,500
Chairman: Dinesh Paliwal
CEO: Dinesh Paliwal
NYSE: HAR
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: Designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment products for the automotive, consumer, and professional markets. Its brands include Harman Kardon®, JBL®, Revel®, Mark Levinson®, Infinity®, Lexicon®, Soundcraft-Studer®, AKG®, Becker®, and QNX®.
 
* fiscal year end of June 30, 2008

HCA Inc.

HCA Inc.
HQ: Nashville, TN
2008 Revenue: $28,374 million
Employees: 183,000
Chairman: Jack O. Bovender, Jr.
CEO: Richard M. Bracken
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: The largest and most diversified investor-owned health care services provider in the U.S. with hospitals and freestanding surgery centers in 20 states, England, and Switzerland.

International Far Eastern Leasing

International Far Eastern Leasing
HQ: Shanghai
2008 Revenue: US$ 151 million
Employees: 529 (as of Sept 30th, 2009)
Chairman & CEO: Kong Fanxing
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business: Leading small and medium enterprise financing company in China and primarily provides equipment lease financing in target sectors with attractive growth potential and steady cashflow characteristics, e.g. medical, education, domestic printing, etc.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
HQ: Palo Alto, CA
2008 Revenue: $67.51 million
Employees: 239
Chairman & CEO: Bruce C. Cozadd
NASDAQ: JAZZ
Year of Investment: 2004
Business: Pharmaceutical company focused on the identification, development, and commercialization of pharmaceuticals in focused therapeutic areas, initially in neurology and psychiatry.

KION Group GmbH

KION Group GmbH
HQ: Wiesbaden, Germany
2008 Revenue: €4,554 million
Employees: 21,268
Chairman: Johannes P. Huth
CEO: Gordon Riske
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: Leading European manufacturer of forklift trucks and related services.

KSL Holdings

KSL Holdings
HQ: San Diego, CA
2008 Revenue: $150 million
Employees: 1,000
Chairman & CEO: Michael S. Shannon
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2003
Business: Owner/operator of luxury resort hotels, spas, and membership clubs, including the Hotel del Coronado.

Laureate Education, Inc.

Laureate Education, Inc.
HQ: Baltimore, MD
2008 Revenue: $2,000 million
Employees: 46,087
Chairman & CEO: Douglas L. Becker
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Leading provider of for-profit post-secondary education in 16 countries worldwide, serving more than 240,000 students through campus-based universities located in Latin America, Europe, and Asia, and through online universities based in the U.S.

Legg Mason, Inc.

Legg Mason, Inc.
HQ: Baltimore, Maryland
2008 Revenue: $3,089.3 million
Employees: 4,014
Chairman: Raymond A. “Chip” Mason
CEO: Mark R. Fetting
Year of Investment: 2008
Business: A global asset management firm with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management. Through its domestic and international subsidiaries, the firm serves the institutional, mutual fund, and wealth management markets.

Legrand Holdings S.A.

Legrand Holdings S.A.
HQ: Limoges, France
2008 Revenue: €4,202 million
Employees: 34,830
Chairman & CEO: Gilles Schnepp
Euronext Paris: LR
Year of Investment: 2002
Business: World-leading specialist in products and systems for electrical installations and data networks in residential housing, office buildings, and for industrial use; distributes products in more than 160 countries.

Maxeda B.V.

Maxeda B.V.
HQ: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008 Revenue: € €2,978.5 million
Employees: 27,671
Chairman & CEO: Tony De Nunzio
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2004
Business: The leading non-food retailer in Benelux, operating “do-it-yourself” department and specialty stores

MedCath Corporation

MedCath Corporation
HQ: Charlotte, NC
2008 Revenue: $620.363 million
Employees: 4,084
Chairman: John T. Casey
President & CEO: O. Edwin French
NASDAQ: MDTH
Year of Investment: 1998
Business: Provides cardiology and cardiovascular services through the development, operation, and management of heart hospitals and other specialized cardiac care facilities, and provides consulting services to physicians.

MMI Holdings Limited

MMI Holdings Limited
HQ: Singapore
2008 Revenue: $542 million
Employees: 8,000
Chairman & CEO: Bong Lim Teh
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Engaged in the manufacture of precision machining and assembly components for customers in various industries, such as data storage, photonics, communications, semiconductor equipment, automotive and industrial automation.

Ma Anshan Modern Farming Co. Ltd.

Ma Anshan Modern Farming Co. Ltd.
HQ: Danyang Town, Maanshan City
Employees:
Chairman: Juqiang Deng
CEO: Lina Gao
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2008-2009
Business: Dairy farming

The Nielsen Company B.V.

The Nielsen Company B.V.
HQ: Haarlem, The Netherlands and New York, NY
2008 Revenue: $5,012 million
Employees: 35,882
Chairman & CEO: David L. Calhoun
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: A global information and media company active in over 100 countries, with leading market positions and recognized brands in marketing information (ACNielsen), media information (Nielsen Media Research), business publications (Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Adweek) and trade shows.

Northgate Information Solutions Limited

Northgate Information Solutions Limited
HQ: Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
2008 Revenue: £542.782 million
Employees: 8,141
Chairman: Christopher Stone
Year of Investment: 2008
Business: Leading global provider of specialist software and outsourcing solutions to the human resources and public service sectors.

NXP B.V.

NXP B.V.
HQ: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2008 Revenue: €5,443 million
Employees: 30,174
Chairman: Sir Peter Bonfield
President & CEO: Richard L. Clemmer
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: Creates semiconductors, system solutions, and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars, and a wide range of other electronic devices.

Oriental Brewery

Oriental Brewery
HQ: Seoul, Korea
2008 Revenue: KRW 765 bn
Employees: 1,582
CEO: Nathan Yi
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business: One of the two leading breweries in South Korea with a dominant position in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and with a strong portfolio of brands including Cass, OB Blue and Cafri.

PagesJaunes Groupe S.A.

PagesJaunes Groupe S.A.
HQ: Sèvres, France
2008 Revenue: €1,192.8 million
Employees: 5,284
Chairman: Jacques Garaïalde
CEO: Jean-Pierre Remy
Euronext Paris: PAJ
Year of Investment: 2006
Business: The leading directories and Internet local search portal in France — with smaller directory operations in Spain, Morocco, and Luxembourg.

PRIMEDIA Inc.

PRIMEDIA Inc.
HQ: Atlanta, GA
2008 Revenue: $304.1 million
Employees: 1,004
Chairman, CEO & President: Dean B. Nelson
NYSE: PRM
Year of Investment: 1989
Business: The parent company of Consumer Source Inc., a national publisher and distributor of free print and online consumer guides for the apartment and home industries.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
HQ: Munich, Germany
2008 Revenue: €3,054.2 million
Employees: 5,847
Chairman: Goetz Maeuser
CEO: Thomas Ebeling
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: One of the largest and most successful pan-European broadcasting groups with 26 commercial TV stations, 24 premium Pay TV channels, and 22 radio networks.

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
HQ: Princeton, NJ
2008 Revenue: $3,380 million
Employees: 9,968
Chairman & CEO: Seifi Ghasemi
NYSE: ROC
Year of Investment: 2000
Business: Global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company focused on high-value-added niche markets in three primary segments: Specialty Chemicals, Pigments & Additives, and Advanced Materials.

Sealy Corporation

Sealy Corporation
HQ: Trinity, NC
2008 Revenue: $1,498 million
Employees: 4,988
Chairman: Paul J. Norris
CEO:Lawrence J. Rogers
NYSE: ZZ
Year of Investment: 2004
Business: The largest bedding manufacturer in the world. It markets a broad range of mattresses and foundations under the Sealy®, Sealy Posturepedic®, Stearns & Foster®, and Bassett® brands.

Seven Media Group

Seven Media Group
HQ: Sydney, Australia
2008 Revenue: A$1,600 million *
Employees: 2,942
Chairman: Kerry Stokes
CEO: David Leckie
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: 50/50 joint venture with Seven Network Limited that consists of Australia’s leading free-to-air TV network (Seven Network), second-largest magazine business (Pacific Magazines), and second most-visited entertainment portal (Yahoo!7) through a 50/50 joint venture that was formed with Yahoo in February 2006.
 
* for the FY07 period ended June 30, 2008

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
HQ: Wayne, PA
2008 Revenue: $5,596 million
Employees: 20,000
Chairman: Glenn Hutchins
President & CEO: Cristóbal Conde
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: Global leader in integrated software and processing solutions.

Tarkett S.A.

Tarkett S.A.
HQ: Nanterre, France
2008 Revenue: £2,069 million  
Employees: 8,576
Chairman: Didier Deconinck
CEO: Michel Giannuzzi
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Designs, manufactures, and sells PVC, wood, laminate, sports, and other specialty flooring products for the residential and commercial markets in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and North America.

TASC

TASC
HQ: Chantilly, VA
2008 Revenue: N/A
Employees: 5,000
President & CEO: Wood Parker
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business: A premier provider of advanced systems engineering and advisory services across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense and civilian agencies of the federal government.

TDC A/S

TDC A/S
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 Revenue: €5,210 million
Employees: 14,745
Chairman: Vagn Sorensen
President & CEO: Henrik Poulsen
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: Leading provider of telecommunications solutions in Denmark and second-largest provider of telecommunications solutions in Switzerland, with a significant presence in selected markets in Northern and Central Europe.

Tianrui Group Cement Co., Ltd.

Tianrui Group Cement Co., Ltd.
HQ: Henan, China
2008 Revenue: Not available
Employees: 4,000
Chairman and CEO: Dr. Xiao Jiaxiang
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: One of China’s leading cement producers, Tianrui Cement’s production capacity is entirely based on the dry process New Suspension Pre-heater technology, which is more energy efficient, more environment-friendly and provides a cost advantage over its competitors.

Toys "R" Us, Inc.

Toys "R" Us, Inc.
HQ: Wayne, NJ
2008 Revenue: $13,724 million
Employees: 91,445
Chairman & CEO: Gerald L. Storch
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: One of the leading specialty toy and children's products retailers in the world, selling merchandise through a worldwide network of stores as well as online. Subsidiary Babies "R" Us is the largest baby product specialty store chain in the world.

U.N Ro-Ro

U.N Ro-Ro
HQ: Istanbul, Turkey
2008 Revenue: €171.0 million
Employees: 328
Chairman: John L. Pfeffer
CEO: Cemil Bayülgen
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: A Mediterranean short-sea roll-on/roll-off (“ro-ro”) ferry operator and market leader for trucked cargo between Turkey and Western Europe.

U.S. Foodservice, Inc.

U.S. Foodservice, Inc.
HQ: Chicago, IL
2008 Revenue: $19,800 million
Employees: 26,108
Chairman: Charlie Banks
CEO: Robert Aiken
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: The second largest broadline foodservice distributor in the U.S., providing food and related products to independent restaurants, healthcare and hospitality customers, educational institutions and prominent multi-unit restaurant companies.

Unisteel Technology Limited

Unisteel Technology Limited
HQ: Singapore
2008 Revenue: S$174.3 million
Employees: 1,869
Executive Chairman: Bernard Toh Bee Yong
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2008
Business: A leading precision engineering solutions provider with multi-disciplinary competencies in the areas of fastening systems, stamped, cold forged, and machined metal components, plastics optics, and surface treatment technology. Unisteel serves a diverse range of customers in the hard disk drive, mobile telecommunications, consumer electronics, industrial, and automotive sectors. The Unisteel group has manufacturing facilities in Singapore, Malaysia, and the People's Republic of China.

Visant Corporation

Visant Corporation
HQ: Armonk, NY
2008 Revenue: $1,365 million
Employees: 4,874
Chairman & CEO: Marc L. Reisch
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2004
Business: A leading North American enterprise for school-related marketing and affinity products and services.

Yageo Corporation

Yageo Corporation
HQ: Taipei, Taiwan
2008 Revenue: NT$22,486.6 million
Employees: 7,146
Chairman: Pierre T.M. Chen
CEO:Pierre T.M. Chen
TAIEX: 2327
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: A worldclass provider of passive-component services with capabilities on a global scale, including production and sales facilities in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Zhone Technologies, Inc.

Zhone Technologies, Inc.
HQ: Oakland, CA
2008 Revenue: $146 million
Employees: 375
Chairman & CEO: Mory Ejabat
Nasdaq: ZHNE
Year of Investment: 1999
Business: Designs and manufactures network equipment for telephone companies and cable operators worldwide to deliver a rich array of voice, data, video, and entertainment services.