KKR Provides Additional Funding to eRESI Capital

Eurazeo to Acquire Eres Group Stake from IK Partners

April 22, 2024

Financial Services

Eurazeo has signed an agreement to acquire the stake in French fintech Eres Group from IK Partners' IK VIII Fund; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Eres, headquartered in Paris, is a leading provider of employee profit-sharing, retirement schemes and asset management with approximately €6.7 billion in assets under management and a distribution network of over 6,600 distributors.

KKR, Ares and BlackRock Recapitalize KBS (Kellermeyer Bergensons Services)

March 25, 2024

Industrial Services

KBS (Kellermeyer Bergensons Services), a leading North American provider of technology-enabled integrated facility management services headquartered in Oceanside, California, completed a recapitalization in which investment funds and accounts managed by KKR, Ares Management and BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors became majority equity holders. The transaction provides KBS with capital to invest in go-to-market capabilities and to accelerate growth while supporting continued delivery of facility services across industrial, commercial, logistics, retail and grocery end markets.

Onex Partners and KKR Invest in Resource Environmental Solutions (RES)

February 7, 2022

Environmental Services

Onex Partners V (part of Onex Corporation) has agreed to make a significant investment in Resource Environmental Solutions (RES) alongside funds affiliated with existing investor KKR and participation from RES management. The growth capital will support RES' continued organic growth, product-line expansion (including coastal resiliency, water-quality projects, mitigation banks and carbon solutions) and M&A; financial terms were not disclosed and the deal is expected to close in the first quarter subject to customary conditions and approvals.

Global Atlantic Acquires Majority Stake in eRESI Mortgage

October 12, 2021

Financial Services

Subsidiaries of Global Atlantic Financial Group have made a strategic investment to become the majority owner of eRESI Mortgage (now operating as eRESI Capital LLC). The partnership will provide capital to accelerate eRESI's growth and expand its non‑agency residential whole‑loan and Non‑QM product capabilities for mortgage banking partners.

KKR Invests $55 Million in eSSENTIAL Accessibility

May 26, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

KKR has made a $55 million growth investment in eSSENTIAL Accessibility through its Next Generation Technology Growth Fund II to help the Accessibility-as-a-Service provider scale its platform, processes and human expertise. The capital will support expansion of the company’s software and tech-enabled services that help organizations achieve digital accessibility and WCAG/ADA compliance.

IK Investment Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in Eres

February 20, 2019

Wealth Management

IK Investment Partners' IK VIII Fund has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in French employee-savings and retirement specialist Eres alongside Eres' management team and employees. The deal will see current investor Parquest Capital exit (or reduce its stake) as IK and management look to accelerate Eres' development; financial terms were not disclosed.