KKR & Co. Inc. is a global investment firm that has recently increased its presence in the space industry through strategic investments. KKR functions as a private equity and investment company, offering solutions in alternative asset management, capital markets, and insurance. They have invested in companies like Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), a launch service provider, and have finalized an investment in OHB, a German space and technology company. KKR's activities suggest a focus on supporting growth and innovation in space technology and access to space, partnering with companies that serve governmental and commercial clients.
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KKR supported a strategic investment period that enabled OHB SE to industrialize its satellite production capabilities ahead of major European constellation tenders.
The combined 94% ownership by the Fuchs family and KKR will allow OHB to delist from the exchange and effectively take the company private.
Under the KKR deal, KKR offered to buy OHB shares on the public market not owned by the Fuchs family for 44 EUR per share.
The deal between OHB and KKR announced in August requires final regulatory approvals in Belgium and Germany.
OHB announced a deal with investment firm KKR in August for KKR to voluntarily offer to purchase shares floating on the public market that are not held by OHB’s majority owners, the Fuchs family.
KKR invested €30 million in Rocket Factory Augsburg AG via a convertible bond.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG received a 30,000,000 EUR investment from KKR via a convertible bond.
KKR acquired a minority stake in German satellite maker OHB with the intent to take OHB private to give OHB more flexibility to pursue commercial satellite market opportunities.