# KKR The firm that invented the modern leveraged buyout — founded 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts, immortalized by the 1988 RJR Nabisco takeover ("Barbarians at the Gate"). Now a ~$744B-AUM alternatives conglomerate (co-CEOs Joseph Bae and Scott Nuttall) spanning buyouts, infrastructure, insurance (Global Atlantic), and private credit. One of the "big four" public alternatives managers whose stocks slid 12–18% in H1 2026 on private-credit fears. > Status: stub — expand with the RJR story, Global Atlantic insurance arm, notable portfolio extractions, and political giving footprint. ## See Also - [[Private Equity Sector]] - [[Private Equity]]