KKR targets Europe

M&A: Europe plays the takeover game

M&A advisers flock to Europe

When two’s a crowd can three succeed?

A sure sign that Europe is embarking on an all-round M&A boom is that US leveraged buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts (KKR) has arrived. KKR opened an office at London’s St James’s Square in January, replacing an earlier presence in Europe through an operation called Glenisla.

KKR’s European managing director is Edward Gilhuly, a partner in the firm seconded from California.