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KKR plans global hedge fund move

Nine former proprietary traders at Goldman Sachs who joined US buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts this year are to drive a global expansion of its hedge fund operation

Nine former proprietary traders at Goldman Sachs who joined US buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts this year are to drive a global expansion of its hedge fund operation.

The nine, led by Bob Howard, the former head of principal strategies for the Americas at Goldman, were hired by the asset management arm of KKR 13 months ago, but only joined this year after their gardening leave.

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