News

Law

Asset Management

Investment Banking

Wealth

Hedge Funds

People

Newsletters

Events

Lists

Private Equity

KKR Capstone boss steps down after less than a year

KKR is raising €5bn for its latest fund targeting investments in European companies

KKR Capstone boss steps down after less than a year

The head of the European business operations unit of US buyout giant KKR has stepped down from his role after less than a year, FN's sister publication Private Equity Newsreports.

Claus Benkert, who became head of KKR Capstone Europe in March 2017, left the firm on January 1, according to a filing with Companies House. A KKR spokesman confirmed the departure.

WSJ Logo