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Clear all filters- Goldman Sachs19 min
Investing with KKR’s Tara Davies
Tara Davies, Alison Mass, Alison Nathan
On March 17, 2022, KKR Partner Tara Davies outlined a strategic pivot toward inflation-resistant real assets, emphasizing infrastructure's ability to hedge rising costs through revenue pass-through mechanisms while navigating a competitive market landscape. Davies detailed KKR's sector-agnostic approach to classifying assets by complexity rather than industry, prioritizing pricing power to protect margins amid supply chain disruptions and operational risks. The discussion further highlighted the firm's commitment to decarbonizing existing "brown" assets through granular operational improvements rather than divestment, alongside a leadership philosophy that values constructive debate and people skills over pure analytical modeling.
- Goldman Sachs29 min
Joe Bae, Co-CEO of KKR and Founder of The Asian American Foundation
KKR Co-CEO Joe Bae outlines the firm's expansive Asian strategy, which now accounts for a quarter of the company's business through diversified infrastructure and private credit investments targeting a millennial demographic. Amidst macroeconomic headwinds like inflation and geopolitical shifts, Bae emphasizes supply chain resiliency and a balanced energy transition while leveraging KKR's localized workforce to navigate global risks. Beyond finance, he details the establishment of the Asian American Foundation to dismantle the model minority myth and drive systemic community support through corporate advocacy and educational initiatives.
- Milken Institute58 min
Global Capital Markets 2019
Alison Mass, Mark Attanasio, Elif Bilgi Zapparoli, Sir Michael Hintze, Mark Machin, Joseph Naggar
A panel of financial experts analyzes how geopolitical populism driven by intergenerational debt disparities creates policy vacuums that favor China's expanding market share and capital inflows. Experts identify rising structural risks in credit markets, including declining covenant protections and demographic headwinds, while debating the shifting landscape of public-to-private capital migration and the distortion of valuation logic by passive investing. The discussion concludes with specific strategic recommendations, favoring distressed debt and private equity for the short to medium term, alongside warnings about US dollar strength and potential pandemic impacts on global GDP.