Stories tagged with Henry Kravis
At the Robin Hood Foundation the rich take from the rich
By Muckety | July 17, 2007 at 8:00am | 0
The dramatic rise of the hedge fund is being seen not only in the worlds of business, politics and government, but in philanthropy. One of the best examples is the Robin Hood Foundation,, a nonprofit fighting poverty in New York City.
Competition on a new level
By Muckety | July 5, 2007 at 4:41pm | 0
The long-standing rivalry between Henry Kravis and Stephen A. Schwarzman has reached the IPO front.
Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts announced plans yesterday to go public, a path recently taken by Schwarzman’s Blackstone Group.
As with Blackstone, the KKR offering calls for the power to remain in the hands of the managing partners. Henry Kravis and George Roberts will retain 75% of the class A shares.
