Henry Kravis
Henry Kravis
Henry R. Kravisis an American businessman. He is the co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a private equity firm with $94.3 billion in assets as of December 31, 2013. He has an estimated net worth of $4.8 billion as of September 2015, ranked by Forbes as the 108th richest man in America and the 278th richest man in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 January 1944
CountryUnited States of America
real entrepreneur needs
A real entrepreneurs who do not need protection nets underneath
fool pay enough
Any fool can buy a company; just pay enough
the-end-of-the-day important able
It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able to say no to an investment.
views long incentives
I love the ability to work with very good managers, and to provide the right incentives for them, and truly become a partner with that management, and make that management take a long view.
married company
But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company.
space effort focus
In the large buy out space, which is where we (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) focus our efforts, there are relatively few firms with the capital, experience, infrastructure and networks to compete effectively with the large complex companies that we seek to acquire.
opportunity oil bored
We've got a portfolio of companies that range all the way from hotels to television stations and cable TV companies, oil and gas, consumer products, and industrial products. If there's anything that I want to know more about, I have the opportunity. It's right in our portfolio. I can spend time at the factory or with the manangement and learn as much as I want. You can't get bored doing that.
buying incentives management
It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked the right management and, most importantly, we've given them the right incentive to perform.
senior winning choices
Our industry expertise (at KKR) enables the firm not only to make better investment choices but also to win the confidence of senior management and sellers, which has enabled us to purchase many companies on an exclusive basis.
succeed prove prove-myself
I've been in a hurry all my life. I've been in a hurry to succeed, and in a hurry to prove myself.
whales come-up
Whales who come up and spout off get harpooned.
integrity foundation moral
If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as the business foundation, and the experience foundation, then the building won't crumble.
thinking risk ifs
If you have something at risk, you think differently.
inspirational success real
A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them.