KKR has announced the final closing of KKR Global Infrastructure Investors II, a US$3.1 billion global fund focused on identifying, pursuing, executing, and managing infrastructure investments with an emphasis on OECD countries.

The fund will follow KKR's existing infrastructure investment strategy, which stems from the firm's belief that there is - and will continue to be - a growing need to replace, upgrade and expand infrastructure across the globe. KKR will continue to make investments in the energy supply chain, water systems, roads, railways, airports, and communications networks.

The fund, which closed at its hard cap, received strong backing from a diverse group of new and existing global investors, including public and corporate pensions, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and foundations. With the closing of the fund, KKR has approximately $5.6 billion in infrastructure assets under management and has also deployed approximately $1.0 billion through infrastructure co-investments.

Marc Lipschultz, Global Head of KKR's Energy & Infrastructure business, stated:

"A decrease in public funding and weakened economic conditions in many regions are driving tremendous global demand for private investments in infrastructure, and KKR's differentiated strategy allows us to meet this need with value-added solutions. In a volatile world, our infrastructure strategy offers stability with both current income and capital appreciation for investors."

The global capital raising effort was led by Suzanne Donohoe and Alisa Amarosa Wood. Of the effort, Alisa Amarosa Wood, Member of KKR and Head of Capital Raising in the Americas, stated:

"We are pleased we were able to attract such a diverse mix of new and existing KKR investors to the fund and strategy, and we view their enthusiasm as a strong endorsement of our investment approach.

Raj Agrawal and Jesus Olmos, Head of North American and European Infrastructure respectively, said,

"By leveraging our team's deep industry experience and global resources, we are uniquely positioned to pursue and capitalize on exciting opportunities within a stable asset class. We look forward to investing the fund successfully."