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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 30KKR Posts Record Q2 Profit of $1.5 Billion as Asset Sales Hit $1.29 Billion
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 30Summary
- $1.5 billion in adjusted net income gave KKR a record second quarter, with earnings rising 40% from a year earlier.
- $1.29 billion of asset sales drove the result — the highest quarterly total in the firm's 50-year history.
- $1.63 a share also topped the $1.42 analyst average in a Bloomberg survey, underscoring stronger-than-expected monetizations.
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Why is KKR cashing out billions with record exits while rival equity firms remain trapped in illiquid valuations? Does KKR's fastest asset sell-off in 50 years signal a genius strategy or a hidden warning about impending market shifts? Could a massive multi-billion dollar bet on powering AI data centers be the secret to KKR's next historic windfall?