UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. |
(Name of Issuer) |
Class I Shares of Common Stock, $0.001 per share |
(Title of Class of Securities) |
49836N502 |
(CUSIP Number) |
Lori Hoffman, Esq. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. 30 Hudson Yards New York, NY 10001 (212) 750-8300 with a copy to: Benjamin Wells, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
August 16, 2021 |
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ☐.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 49836N502 | 13D |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||
KKR Alternative Assets LLC | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | ☐ | ||
(b) | ☐ | ||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) | ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
Delaware | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ☐ | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | ||||
66.24% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
CUSIP No. 49836N502 | 13D |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||
KKR Group Assets Holdings II L.P. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | ☐ | ||
(b) | ☐ | ||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) | ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
Delaware | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ☐ | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | ||||
66.24% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
PN | |||||
CUSIP No. 49836N502 | 13D |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||
KKR Group Assets II GP LLC | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | ☐ | ||
(b) | ☐ | ||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) | ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
Delaware | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ☐ | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | ||||
66.24% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
CUSIP No. 49836N502 | 13D |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||
KKR Group Partnership L.P. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | ☐ | ||
(b) | ☐ | ||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) | ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
Cayman Islands | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ☐ | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | ||||
66.24% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
PN | |||||
CUSIP No. 49836N502 | 13D |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||
KKR Group Holdings Corp. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | ☐ | ||
(b) | ☐ | ||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) | ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
Delaware | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ☐ | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | ||||
66.24% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
CO | |||||
CUSIP No. 49836N502 | 13D |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||
KKR & Co. Inc. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | ☐ | ||
(b) | ☐ | ||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) | ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
Delaware | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ☐ | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | ||||
66.24% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
CO | |||||
CUSIP No. 49836N502 | 13D |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||
KKR Management LLP | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | ☐ | ||
(b) | ☐ | ||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) | ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
Delaware | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ☐ | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | ||||
66.24% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
PN | |||||
CUSIP No. 49836N502 | 13D |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||
Henry R. Kravis | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | ☐ | ||
(b) | ☐ | ||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) | ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
United States | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
0 | |||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ☐ | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | ||||
66.24% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
IN | |||||
CUSIP No. 49836N502 | 13D |
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | ||||
George R. Roberts | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) | ☐ | ||
(b) | ☐ | ||||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) | ☐ | |||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
United States | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
0 | |||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
5,934,436.488 | |||||
12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ☐ | |||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | ||||
66.24% | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
IN | |||||
Item 1. | Security and Issuer. |
This Statement on Schedule 13D (this “Schedule 13D”) relates to Class I shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc., a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company (the “Issuer”). The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at 30 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001.
Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
(a), (f) This Schedule 13D is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), by:
(i) KKR Alternative Assets LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
(ii) KKR Group Assets Holdings II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;
(iii) KKR Group Assets II GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
(iv) KKR Group Partnership L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership;
(v) KKR Group Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation;
(vi) KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation;
(vii) KKR Management LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership;
(viii) Henry R. Kravis, a United States citizen; and
(ix) George R. Roberts, a United States citizen (the persons and entities listed in items (i) through (ix) are collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons”).
KKR Group Assets Holdings II L.P. is the sole member of KKR Alternative Assets LLC. KKR Group Assets II GP LLC is the general partner of KKR Group Assets Holdings II L.P. KKR Group Partnership L.P. is the sole member of KKR Group Assets II GP LLC. KKR Group Holdings Corp. is the general partner of KKR Group Partnership L.P. KKR & Co. Inc. is the sole shareholder of KKR Group Holdings Corp. KKR Management LLP is the Series I preferred stockholder of KKR & Co. Inc. Messrs. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts are the founding partners of KKR Management LLP.
Each of Messrs. Joseph Bae, Scott Nuttall, Robert Lewin and David Sorkin is a director of KKR Group Holdings Corp. The executive officers of KKR Group Holdings Corp. and KKR & Co. Inc. are Messrs. Kravis, Roberts, Bae, Nuttall, Lewin and Sorkin. The directors of KKR & Co. Inc. are listed on Annex A attached hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Each of Messrs. Bae, Nuttall and Sorkin is a United States citizen and Mr. Lewin is a Canadian citizen.
The Reporting Persons have entered into a joint filing agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(b) The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons and the other individuals named in this Item 2, unless as otherwise noted below, is:
c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
30 Hudson Yards
New York, New York 10001
The address of the principal business office of Mr. Roberts is:
c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(c) Each of KKR Alternative Assets LLC, KKR Group Assets Holdings II L.P., KKR Group Assets II GP LLC, KKR Group Partnership L.P., KKR Group Holdings Corp., KKR & Co. Inc. and KKR Management LLP is principally engaged as a holding company.
The present principal occupation or employment of each of Messrs. Kravis, Roberts, Bae, Nuttall, Lewin and Sorkin is as an executive of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) and/or one or more of its affiliates. The present principal occupation of each of the other individuals named in Item 2 is listed on Annex A.
(d) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any of the other individuals named in this Item 2, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any of the other individuals named in this Item 2, has been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding were or are subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations. |
Between July 2, 2020 and May 18, 2021, the Issuer issued 5,927,252.726 Shares to KKR Alternative Assets LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $159,000,000, which was paid from KKR Alternative Assets LLC’s investing capital On August 16, 2021, the Issuer issued 7,183.76 Shares to KKR Alternative Assets LLC as payment for management fees and/or incentive fees based on the NAV per Share for an aggregate fee payment equivalent to $191,878.27, pursuant to the investment advisory agreement between KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. and KKR Registered Advisor LLC (the “Adviser”). Pursuant to such investment advisory agreement, KKR Registered Advisor LLC directed that KKR Alternative Assets LLC, its affiliate, receive these shares on its behalf.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
The Reporting Persons are affiliates of the Issuer and the Issuer’s investment adviser, KKR Registered Advisor LLC, a subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc. The Reporting Persons acquired
the Shares pursuant to a commitment to fund drawdowns and in order to align interests with future investors in the Issuer and seed the Issuer’s investment portfolio prior to third-party investors, as well as in payment for management fees and/or incentive fees pursuant to the investment advisory agreement between KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. and KKR Registered Advisor LLC, and as directed by KKR Registered Advisor LLC. The Reporting Persons may acquire additional shares periodically in connection with payment for management fees and/or incentive fees, in accordance with the investment advisory agreement between KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc and KKR Registered Advisor LLC. This Schedule 13D filing is occasioned solely by KKR Alternative Assets LLC’s beneficial ownership of more than 5% of the presently outstanding Shares of the Issuer as a result of the investments described in the preceding sentences. KKR Alternative Assets LLC’s ownership as a percentage of the outstanding Shares may be deemed to have the resulting effect of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer, notwithstanding that the Shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by KKR Alternative Assets LLC were acquired in the ordinary course of its business and were not acquired for the purpose of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer.
The Reporting Persons may dispose of some or all of their Shares, from time to time, by tendering such Shares for repurchase by the Issuer, depending on price, market liquidity, developments affecting the Issuer, the Issuer’s business and prospects, the requirements of SEC exemptive relief permitting the Adviser to receive its management fees and/or incentive fees in shares, other investment and business opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, general stock market and economic conditions, tax considerations and other factors deemed relevant. In addition, KKR Registered Advisor LLC, an affiliate of the Reporting Persons serves as the adviser of the Issuer and, as a result, one or more of the Reporting Persons will influence the activities of the Issuer.
Except as set forth above, or as would occur upon completion of any of the matters discussed herein, the Reporting Persons and, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, each of the other individuals named in Item 2 above, have no present plans, proposals or intentions which would result in or relate to any of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Although the foregoing reflects activities presently contemplated by the Reporting Persons and each other individuals named in Item 2 with respect to the Issuer, the foregoing is subject to change at any time.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
The information set forth in the cover pages of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.
(a) and (b). The Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of 5,934,436.488 Shares, representing 66.24% of the outstanding Shares. The percentages of beneficial ownership in this Schedule 13D are based on an aggregate of 8,958,643.016 Shares outstanding as of August 16, 2021.
KKR Group Assets Holding II L.P. (as the sole member of KKR Alternative Assets LLC), KKR Group Assets II GP LLC (as the general partner of KKR Group Assets Holding II L.P.), KKR Group Partnership L.P. (as the sole member of KKR Group Assets II GP LLC), KKR Group Holdings Corp. (as the general partner of KKR Group Partnership L.P.), KKR & Co. Inc.
(as the sole shareholder of KKR Group Holdings Corp.), KKR Management LLP (as the Series I preferred stockholder of KKR & Co. Inc.), and Messrs. Kravis and Roberts (as the founding partners of KKR Management LLP) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein
The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission that any of the above-listed entities or individuals is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13D.
To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the individuals named in Item 2 beneficially owns any shares of Shares except as described herein.
(c) Other than as described in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons, or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any other individual named in Item 2 has engaged in any transaction in any shares of Shares during the past 60 days.
(d) To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no one other than the Reporting Persons, or the partners, members, affiliates or shareholders of the Reporting Persons has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities of the Issuer reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons herein.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
The information set forth in Items 3, 4 and 5 hereof is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 6. The Issuer and the Adviser have entered into an investment advisory agreement, dated as of May 18, 2021, pursuant to which the Adviser reviews and administers the Fund’s investment program and manages the investment and reinvestment of the Fund’s assets and is entitled to receive management fees and incentive fees that the Adviser can elect to receive in cash or Shares.
Except for the matters described herein, the Reporting Persons have no contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship (legal or otherwise) among the Reporting Persons or between the Reporting Persons and any other person with respect to the securities of the Issuer.
Item 7. | Materials to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | ||
Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons. | |||
Powers of Attorney. |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: August 26, 2021 | ||
KKR ALTERNATIVE ASSETS LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Terence P. Gallagher | |
Name: Terence P. Gallagher | ||
Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
KKR GROUP ASSETS HOLDINGS II L.P. | ||
By: | KKR Group Assets II GP LLC, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Terence P. Gallagher | |
Name: Terence P. Gallagher | ||
Title: Attorney-in-fact for | ||
Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer | ||
KKR GROUP ASSETS II GP LLC | ||
By: | KKR Group Partnership L.P., its sole member | |
By: | /s/ Terence P. Gallagher | |
Name: Terence P. Gallagher | ||
Title: Attorney-in-fact for | ||
Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer | ||
KKR GROUP PARTNERSHIP L.P. | ||
By: | KKR Group Holdings Corp., its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Terence P. Gallagher | |
Name: Terence P. Gallagher | ||
Title: Attorney-in-fact for | ||
Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer | ||
KKR GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Terence P. Gallagher | |
Name: Terence P. Gallagher |
Title: Attorney-in-fact for | ||
Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer | ||
KKR & CO. INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Terence P. Gallagher | |
Name: Terence P. Gallagher | ||
Title: Attorney-in-fact for | ||
Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer | ||
KKR MANAGEMENT LLP | ||
By: | /s/ Terence P. Gallagher | |
Name: Terence P. Gallagher | ||
Title: Attorney-in-fact for | ||
Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer | ||
HENRY R. KRAVIS | ||
By: | /s/ Terence P. Gallagher | |
Name: Terence P. Gallagher | ||
Title: Attorney-in-fact | ||
GEORGE R. ROBERTS | ||
By: | /s/ Terence P. Gallagher | |
Name: Terence P. Gallagher | ||
Title: Attorney-in-fact |
Annex A
Directors of KKR & Co. Inc.
The following sets forth the name and principal occupation of each of the directors of KKR & Co. Inc. Each of such persons is a citizen of the United States other than Arturo Gutierrez, who is a citizen of Mexico and Xavier Niel, who is a citizen of France.
Name | Principal Occupation | |
Henry R. Kravis | Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chairman of KKR & Co. Inc. | |
George R. Roberts | Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chairman of KKR & Co. Inc. | |
Joseph Y. Bae | Co-President, Co-Chief Operating Officer of KKR & Co. Inc. | |
Scott C. Nuttall | Co-President, Co-Chief Operating Officer of KKR & Co. Inc. | |
Adriane Brown | Managing Partner of Flying Fish Partners | |
Mary N. Dillon | Chief Executive Officer of Ulta Beauty, Inc. | |
Joseph A. Grundfest | William A. Franke Professor of Law and Business of Stanford Law School | |
Arturo Gutierrez | Chief Executive Officer of Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V. | |
John B. Hess | Chief Executive Officer of Hess Corporation | |
Dane Holmes | Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Eskalera Inc. | |
Xavier Niel | Founder, Deputy Chairman of the Board and Chief Strategy Officer of Iliad SA | |
Patricia F. Russo | Retired, Former Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent | |
Thomas M. Schoewe | Retired, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | |
Robert W. Scully | Retired, Former Member, Office of the Chairman of Morgan Stanley |