KKR to Acquire Dawsongroup
January 29, 2025
KKR entered into a binding agreement to acquire Dawsongroup from its shareholders as part of KKR’s Global Climate strategy focused on net-zero solutions. Dawsongroup, based in Milton Keynes, UK, provides vehicle and refrigerated asset leasing and sustainability-led services across 11 countries, and the combined effort is intended to accelerate decarbonization and international expansion.
- Buyers
- KKR
- Targets
- Dawsongroup
- Sellers
- Dawsongroup shareholders, Dawson family
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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