Huge Corporate Network of Henry Kravis an Indicator of His Private Equity Success
Henry R Kravis, the head of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and undoubtedly one of the most powerful men in private equity, is coming under fire today with the release of Brave New Film’s “The War on Greed.” The documentary film takes a critical look at the private equity industry and specifically focuses on Kravis, painting him in a not-so-positive light. The news has motivated a number of private equity analysts to come to the defense of Kravis and the industry, claiming that the film offers critiques based on narrow and simplistic arguments that don’t necessarily hold true to reality (see article by Dan Primack in Private Equity HUB).
Henry Kravis’ methods may come into question as a result of the release of “The War on Greed,” but there is no arguing that the private equity giant has certainly taken advantage of his ever-expanding network to promote KKR and secure a spot at the top of the industry. Curious to know just how corporate ties have impacted his current status, NewsVisual created an IntellectSpace Knowledge Map of the vast connections that Kravis has made over his successful career.
As clearly presented in this Knowledge Map, Kravis has held positions of leadership with an impressive number of corporate entities. Here, we see not only Kravis’ ties to KKR and Goldman Sachs, but also to many of the companies that he has served as a Director with because of his prominent role in private equity. Safeway, Sotheby’s, Alliance Imaging, Accuride and Gillette are just a few of the many companies that Kravis can be linked to from having served as a Director (see interactive version of Knowledge Map for full connections).
The Knowledge Map also has the ability to display Kravis’ connections to non-corporate entities, including organizations, educational institutions, and even key family members. Kravis has membership ties to the Council on Foreign Relations and the New York City Partnership, and attended Claremont McKenna College and later Columbia University. Also clearly shown is Kravis’ connection to KKR Co-Founder George R Robert, as the two are first-cousins.
Given Kravis’ extensive relationships in multiple corporate industries, it is doubtful that he will suffer any significant setbacks as a result of the release of “The War on Greed.”
(Note: the information contained and presented in Knowledge Maps is public information from the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America)
Click here or copy this link into your Internet Explorer browser for an interactive version of this IntellectSpace Knowledge Map: http://nv.intellectspace.com
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