A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them. — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company. — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
It used to be that you would go in to see a CEO, and you would ask them, 'Is your company for… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
It's not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked the right management and, most importantly, we've… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as the business foundation, and the experience foundation,… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
In the large buy out space, which is where we (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) focus our efforts, there are relatively few firms with… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
If we can just take a few companies, and use those as models, as examples, to show the rest of corporate America… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
To understand KKR, I always like to say, don't congratulate us when we buy a company. Any fool can buy a company.… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
Our industry expertise (at KKR) enables the firm not only to make better investment choices but also to win the confidence of… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
We've got a portfolio of companies that range all the way from hotels to television stations and cable TV companies, oil and… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
One, I love the creativity. I love the ability to create a capital structure that is appropriate for a company, no matter… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
Giving back is something that comes from the heart to me. It's not that I do it because it's the right thing: I do… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
In the large buy out space, which is where we (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) focus our efforts, there are relatively few firms with the capital,… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
The trouble, in my opinion, with corporate America today, is that everything is thought of in quarters. — Henry Kravis Copy Share
As I said there is nothing wrong with failing. Pick yourself up and try it again. You never are going to know how good… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy a company,… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
One, I love the creativity. I love the ability to create a capital structure that is appropriate for a company, no matter what field… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
I love the ability to work with very good managers, and to provide the right incentives for them, and truly become a partner with… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
It used to be that you would go in to see a CEO, and you would ask them, 'Is your company for sale?' and… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
To understand KKR, I always like to say, don't congratulate us when we buy a company. Any fool can buy a company. Congratulate us… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
Our industry expertise (at KKR) enables the firm not only to make better investment choices but also to win the confidence of senior management… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
But once you buy a company, you are married. You are married to that company. — Henry Kravis Copy Share
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… — Henry Kravis Copy Share
