Private equity
KKR promotes Keith Kim in Seoul office to partner
He has managed the firm's transactions of utility, renewable, airport and other infrastructure assets since 2019
By Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
1
Min read
Most Read
Macquarie eyes its 1st Korean data center valued around $722 mn
![close](/images/ico/eyes/close.png)
![open](/images/ico/eyes/open.png)
SK Inc. in talks to sell Pharmteco’s US CDMO plant to Novo Nordisk
![close](/images/ico/eyes/close.png)
![open](/images/ico/eyes/open.png)
S.Korea's LS Materials set to boost earnings ahead of IPO process
![close](/images/ico/eyes/close.png)
![open](/images/ico/eyes/open.png)
Galaxy Ring, new foldables set to steal the show at Samsung Unpacked Paris
![close](/images/ico/eyes/close.png)
![open](/images/ico/eyes/open.png)
POSCO gears up for carbon-free steelmaking with hydrogen
![close](/images/ico/eyes/close.png)
![open](/images/ico/eyes/open.png)
![KKR promotes Keith Kim to partner (Photo captured from KKR's website)](https://www.kedglobal.com/data/ked/image/2023/12/15/ked202312150003.294x.0.png)
Kim, who manages infrastructure investment in the Seoul office, was among eight employees promoted to partner, the PE firm announced earlier this month. The promotions wil take effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
Kim led KKR’s investment in South Korean energy firm SK E&S Co. via 735 billion won ($567.3 million) in redeemable convertible preferred shares (RCPS) in December 2022. That was a follow-up investment in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) and city gas firm via a 2.4 trillion won RCPS structure in late 2021.
He also managed the formation of Ecorbit, a joint venture between KKR and mid-sized conglomerate Taeyoung Group and Korea’s leading waste treatment firm, after the US PE giant acquired a 100% stake in the group’s logistics unit, Taeyoung Industry.
Kim joined KKR in 2019 as a member of the Asia Pacific infrastructure team. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets in Seoul from 2009, managing transactions in utilities, renewables, power, airports, terminals and security.
Earlier, he served as an analyst at Singapore-based Arisaig Partners for two years from 2006, focusing on the food and beverage, cosmetics, apparel and manufacturing sectors.
Kim earned a master’s degree in finance at INSEAD in 2014 and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 2005.
Kim has become one of two partners in the Seoul office, alongside KKR Korea head Park Chung Ho. Park joined KKR in 2009 and has led the PE firm’s investments in Oriental Brewery, Ticket Monster, LS Automotive, KCF Technologies, TSK Corporation and others.
Write to Ji-Eun Ha at hazzys@hankyung.com
Jihyun Kim edited this article.
More to Read
-
Pension fundsKorea’s military fund taps ex-president of Woori Financial as CIO
Jun 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
-
-
Pension fundsKorea's NPS CIO talks with GPIF, GIC execs on asset allocation
Jun 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Foreign exchangeKorea FX authorities, NPS raise currency swap limit to $50 bn
Jun 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Private equityAffirma Capital seeks to sell entire stake in both SeAH FS, S&G Holdings
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Comment 0
LOG IN