Iñaki Cobo Bachiller Joins KKR to Lead European Healthcare Franchise
October 10 2017 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Senior hire brings over 20 years' industry
experience
KKR today announced the appointment of Iñaki Cobo Bachiller as a
Member from 1 January 2018. Iñaki will lead the healthcare
franchise for Europe, Africa and the Middle East and will lead
KKR’s Private Equity business in Spain.
Iñaki joins KKR from CVC Capital Partners, where he was a Senior
Managing Director. Iñaki has 20 years of private equity investment
experience in healthcare and in Spain with €3 billion of equity
invested in 14 transactions.
Iñaki will be part of KKR EMEA’s senior private equity team of
six partners and ten Directors and follows the earlier appointment
of Tim Franks as a Member, Head of EMEA Consumer & Retail and
Head of UK. Led by Johannes Huth for nearly 20 years, the European
senior team has on average 18 years of experience in private
equity. Over the last years, several executives who have been with
KKR for more than 15 years have become partner in the European
team, including Jonathan Smidt, Mattia Caprioli and Philipp Freise.
The full European PE team has 60 professionals dedicated to
monitoring and sourcing investments across Europe.
Johannes Huth, Member and Head of KKR Europe, Africa and the
Middle East said: “I am delighted to welcome Iñaki to the KKR
European private equity team. Iñaki further bolsters the depth and
experience of our senior European team, both in healthcare and in
our regional coverage. KKR has a long history of successfully
investing in healthcare, ranging from hospitals and pharmacies to
medical devices and specialty pharmaceuticals. Iñaki’s expertise
and experience in that sector will be a great asset to the team.
Our firm also has demonstrated a strong commitment to Spain,
investing more than $4.7 billion since 2010 across different asset
classes, including private equity, infrastructure, real estate and
credit.”
KKR has been present in Europe for 20 years and in that
timeframe, KKR private equity has invested approximately $20
billion in more than 55 major European companies.
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About KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple
alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy,
infrastructure, real estate, credit and, through its strategic
partners, hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment
returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach,
employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation
with KKR portfolio companies. KKR invests its own capital alongside
its partners' capital and provides financing solutions and
investment opportunities through its capital markets business.
References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its
sponsored funds. For additional information about KKR & Co.
L.P. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR's website at www.kkr.com and on
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