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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2008, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
How much does Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 5, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. located?
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 23 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. registered with the SEC or a state?
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 144533.
How much does Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. manage?
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. reports $399,895,855,728 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026 (99% discretionary).
How have Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.: Regulatory assets under management: $170,929,360,378 in the October 2021 data and $399,895,855,728 in the October 2026 data, up 134%. Total employees: 850 in October 2021 and 2,593 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (209); insurance companies (9).
Which custodians does Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. use?
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists U.S. Bank National Association as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 7 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 7 questions about regulatory matters (11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(2)). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/144533
What changed in Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: Added the business name Arctos Partners, LP. Employees performing advisory functions went from 636 to 706. Added an office in Boston, MA. Added an office in Dallas, TX. Added an office in New York, NY. Registered or notice-filed in NY.
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AAsset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
KKR receives periodic management fees from KKR Funds or Other Clients of up to 2% of capital committed to, the net asset value of, or the remaining invested capital of, the relevant KKR Fund or Other Client
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 5, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$399,895,855,728 as of October 2026, filing dated September 25, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- ARCTOS PARTNERS, LP, KKR ACCOUNT ADVISER (MAURITIUS), LTD. (RELYING ADVISER), KKR ASIA LIMITED (RELYING ADVISER), KKR AUSTRALIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED (RELYING ADVISER), KKR AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (RELYING ADVISER), KKR CANADA ULC (RELYING ADVISER), KKR DE MEXICO, S.C. (RELYING ADVISER), KKR ENERGY ASSETS MANAGER LLC (RELYING ADVISER), KKR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LLC (RELYING ADVISER), KKR HOLDINGS MAURITIUS, LTD. (RELYING ADVISER), KKR INDIA ADVISORS PRIVATE LIMITED (RELYING ADVISER), KKR INVESTMENT ADVISORY (SHANGHAI) LLC (RELYING ADVISER), KKR INVESTMENT ADVISORY (ZHUHAI HENGQIN) COMPANY LIMITED (RELYING ADVISER), KKR INVESTMENT CONSULTANCY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED (RELYING ADVISER), KKR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (RELYING ADVISER), KKR JAPAN LIMITED (RELYING ADVISER), KKR KOREA LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION (RELYING ADVISER), KKR LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L. (RELYING ADVISER), KKR MENA LIMITED (RELYING ADVISER), KKR REAL ESTATE CREDIT MANAGER LLC (RELYING ADVISER), KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE MANAGER LLC (RELYING ADVISER), KKR SAUDI LIMITED (RELYING ADVISER), KKR SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (RELYING ADVISER), KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. PARTNERS LLP (RELYING ADVISER), KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. SAS (RELYING ADVISER), KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS (ESPA?'A) ASESORES SL (RELYING ADVISER), KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS GMBH (RELYING ADVISER)
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2008 (17 years)
- Employees
- Total: 2,593. Performing investment advisory functions: 706.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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23 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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5 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 117 Reports 7 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $399,895,855,728 | 2,593 | September 25, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $351,954,358,377 | 2,135 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $307,733,342,981 | 1,635 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $289,898,481,445 | 1,635 | August 16, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $271,252,765,264 | 1,187 | September 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $170,929,360,378 | 850 | May 25, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $170,929,360,378 in the October 2021 data and $399,895,855,728 in the October 2026 data, up 134%.
Total employees: 850 in October 2021 and 2,593 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- July 2026
- Added the business name Arctos Partners, LP.
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 636 to 706.
- Added an office in Boston, MA.
- Added an office in Dallas, TX.
- Added an office in New York, NY.
- Registered or notice-filed in NY.
- April 2026
- No longer lists the business name Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (España) Asesores SL (Relying Adviser).
- Added the business name Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (Espa?'A) Asesores SL (Relying Adviser).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 671 to 636.
- Changed its office addresses in Dallas, TX.
- Changed its office addresses in Hong Kong.
- Changed its office addresses in Houston, TX.
- Changed its office addresses in Madrid.
- Changed its office addresses in Paris.
- Changed its office addresses in Seoul.
- Changed its office addresses in Shanghai.
- Changed its office addresses in Singapore.
- Changed its office addresses in Sydney.
- Changed its office addresses in Tokyo.
- Added an office in Abu Dhabi.
- Added an office in Beijing.
- Added an office in Boston, MA.
- Added an office in Brighton, MA.
- Added an office in El Segundo, CA.
- Added an office in Frankfurt Am Main.
- Added an office in Mumbai.
- Added an office in Washington Dc, DC.
- No longer lists an office in Chaoyang District Beijing.
- No longer lists an office in Frankfurt.
- No longer lists an office in Gurugram.
- No longer lists an office in Los Angeles, CA.
- No longer lists an office in Washington, DC.
- Registered or notice-filed in MA.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (CRD 144533): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kohlberg-kravis-roberts-and-co-l-p-new-york-ny-144533