KKR＆Co。正在深化私募股权进入个人投资者的世界。
KKR，由1976年由Henry Kravis共同创立，宣布星期三它投资于伊普利尔网络，资本化平台上的认可投资者将获得跨越买断，增长公平和实际资产的私人市场战略。根据其陈述，KKR希望“民主化”私募股权。
私募股权行业一直在发展，超出其杠杆收购根源，并寻求扩大传统上与机构投资者联系的资本基础。亚博赞助欧冠去年证券交易委员会报告扩大零售访问私人市场建议在过去25年的公共交易公司宇宙缩小的宇宙中可能会丢失个人投资者的机会。
前秒椅Jay Clayton，本月始于Apollo Global Management的董事会作为独立董事，二月说他期待着推进阿波罗的战略“在不断发展的市场中。”但巨大的私募股权行业可能面临审议审议的审查，因为证券监管机构确定其私人基金考试优先事项在周三的报告中。
“这可能是一个双赢的只要correc完成tly and the proper disclosures are made,” Amy Lynch, founder and president of FrontLine Compliance, said of the private equity industry’s push to increase capital from individual investors. “All of us need diversification,” she said by phone, explaining it may make sense for investors to spread their assets across stocks, bonds, and private markets.
早些时候在美国委员会工作的林奇表示，认可的投资者是富裕的，并且被认为比零售投资者更复杂。That’s the group that KKR is targeting through the iCapital platform, with Doug Krupa, co-head of KKR’s private wealth partners, emphasizing in the announcement the firm’s commitment to “innovative solutions that increase and democratize access to private equity for financial advisors and their accredited investors.” The size of KKR’s equity investment in iCapital was not disclosed.
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The iCapital KKR Private Markets Fund gives accredited investors access to private equity funds and co-investments sponsored or advised by KKR. The pool, formerly known as the Altegris KKR Commitments Master Fund, is registered as a closed-end investment company under the SEC’s Investment Company Act of 1940, according to the announcement.
A spokesman for KKR did not immediately provide comment on why the alternative investment firm wants to democratize private equity or any concerns it may have about the potential for increased regulatory scrutiny.
认可的投资者可以为KKR提供新的资本流。该公司的联合声明与icapital估计该类别包括超过1300万美国家庭。
据私营市场数据和分析公司塔皮书的2月份报告称，去年KKR培养了纪录资本，尽管大流行，吸引了440亿美元的投资者。私募股权巨头KKR，阿波罗，黑石集团和凯莱尔集团所有扩大他们的资产在去年的管理层中，与2020年的收费相关收益，节点在报告中表示。
林奇预计，SEC“将更多地关注私人基金竞技场的所有能力”，看着过去关注的领域，如费用，估值，利益冲突和费用。前线合规创始人补充说，重要的是，投资者了解私人市场的无效风险。
与此同时，私募股权公司的股权受益于个人投资者。
“It’s another way to get capital,” said Lynch. “If they have ways to diversify their base of investors, then they can gain more capital and that’s how they grow.”