Company Overview
KKR & Co. Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR's insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of The Global Atlantic Financial Group.
KKR is a global investment firm with nearly five decades of investment management experience with approximately US$553 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2023. KKR is headquartered in New York and has a presence in 23 cities across 4 continents combining local expertise with a global perspective.
KKR globally manages investments across multiple asset classes, including private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies. In addition, KKR Capital Markets supports our firm, portfolio companies, and clients by providing tailored capital markets advice and financing solutions. KKR Capstone, with a mission to create value for all our stakeholders by identifying and delivering sustainable operational performance within KKR portfolio companies, is also an integral part of the firm's overall approach to value creation. KKR's Client Solutions team seeks to diversify KKR's client base to include new investors across all regions and institution types, including a growing focus on individual, private wealth investors.
KKR first established its presence in Asia Pacific in 2005. Since then, KKR has grown to approximately US$70 billion of AUM across its strategies in the region, which include private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, impact, and growth technology. KKR has approximately 300 executives working across business functions and asset classes with offices located in Beijing, Gurugram, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. While nearly all executives are local to their market and are adept at proprietary sourcing, relationship building, and best practices considerations within their markets each closely collaborates with KKR's team worldwide to leverage the firm's experience and expertise.
KKR has a very collaborative culture where an individual's success is the result of good skills and acumen in the role and ability to leverage the whole firm. They think in terms of we, not I and we know we are better together than one single person no matter how skilled that person is. One firm, collaboration, operating with like and trust are core to how KKR operates. The person who joins in this role is joining a Global Client Solution team but also a team of 2,500 people across the firm and we all work together to support each other in delivering the best of KKR to our companies and clients.
For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR's website at www.kkr.com
Position Summary
This opportunity is with KKR's Global Client Solutions team. They are looking to bring on a real estate product Intern for 7 months (from Jan 2025 to July 2025 and the intern will need the legal right to work in Singapore full time during that period) to work on covering all Asia products / funds /platforms, etc. as they relate to real estate equity. In this role you work on everything from raising, marketing and structuring funds, to maintaining an ongoing dialogue with investors as well as providing ongoing LP support. Interns in this role also work closely with the deal teams to understand the current portfolio, deal pipeline and overall market dynamics.
Additional responsibilities include creating and updating marketing materials, quarterly LP presentations and other ad hoc deliverables. Interns will participate in live fundraising for real estate products and will be heavily involved in the diligence process, where a number of requests can be rather technical in nature and the volume and cadence can be quite heavy and involved. Qualified candidates would ideally have some Internship at an investment bank or Private Equity fund. The team is eager to meet team-oriented candidates with strong analytical backgrounds and keen attention to detail, outstanding oral and written communication skills, maturity, presence and sound judgment.
Ideal Experience
A successful candidate typically will have some internship experience in investment banking, sales and trading or capital markets.
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS
- Technical and aesthetic mastery of PowerPoint and Excel
- Meticulous organization skills with an emphasis on attention to detail
- Aptitude for critical and creative thinking across the quantitative and qualitative spectrum
- Quick learner with clear intellectual curiosity and self-motivation
- Excellent communication skills
- Team-oriented
- Interest in broader fundraising and product development
- Proven ability to manage demands of multiple teams and projects in a fast-paced work environment, including ability to prioritize time efficiently and handle heavy workloads while remaining attentive to detail
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills, including the ability to read information/situations from varying perspectives and tailor messages to suit different audiences
- Maturity, presence, sound judgment, and ability to form and express opinions effectively to cross-divisional teams including senior management
- Strong relationship development skills, including over the phone with global teams and with individuals of whom work is being requested
KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law. 
