KKR & Co.

🚨 Reasons for Boycotting KKR & Co

KKR & Co. Inc. (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) is one of the world's largest private equity firms, managing over $620 billion in assets. While it does not own direct consumer-facing brands or storefronts, KKR is deeply complicit in financing the genocidal israil state's war economy and the weapons industry used in the genocide in Gaza, through its vast portfolio of technology, defense, and real estate investments.

1. Ownership of Weapons Manufacturers Used in Gaza: KKR owns several defense companies that supply the israeli military with critical components. Through Novaria Group (owned since November 2019), KKR owns V&M Aerospace, which supplies components for F-35 and F-18 fighter jets and AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. It also owns Stroco Manufacturing (acquired by Novaria in July 2020), which produces components for F-35, F-18, and military helicopters. KKR also owns Circor Aerospace and Defence, which co-develops the Hellfire missile program with Lockheed Martin - missiles used in the bombardment of Gaza. These weapons and components are used by israil in its war on Gaza, which has killed over 57,000 civilians, including 26,000 children.
2. Investment in israeli Security Technology: KKR has made significant investments in israeli cybersecurity companies. Through its company Optiv, KKR entered partnerships with IntSights, a firm founded by former israeli military intelligence officers. KKR also invested through the 7GC fund - founded by Stefan Pols, head of KKR's German office - in israeli cybersecurity company Dream Security, founded by Shalev Hulio, the former CEO of NSO Group (maker of the Pegasus spyware). Dream Security aims to protect government and national cyber systems, strengthening israil's cyber capabilities.
3. Investment in Illegal Settlement Real Estate: Through its acquisition of German media group Axel Springer, KKR gained control of the israeli classifieds site Yad2, which - according to investigations by The Intercept - listed thousands of properties and lands in illegal israeli settlements in the West Bank, some of which were confiscated from Palestinians. KKR also owns the israeli property management company Guesty. This prompted a lawsuit from the Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights against Axel Springer and Yad2 for "violating German law by contributing to land seizure and human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories."
4. Building Data Centers on Palestinian Land: In 2021, KKR backed the construction of an underground data center in the israeli city of Petah Tikva, a city built on historically Palestinian land. The infrastructure was developed by Global Technical Realty (GTR), a company founded by KKR itself, spanning over 4,800 square meters and considered one of the largest in israil. GTR is also building another major data center in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Catalonia) with KKR investment, linking European infrastructure to the israeli occupation.
5. Takeover of Cultural and Entertainment Assets: In June 2024, KKR acquired Superstruct Entertainment for €1.3 billion, giving it control over more than 80 music festivals worldwide, including major Spanish festivals such as Sónar, Viña Rock, Resurrection Fest, Arenal Sound, and FIB. This acquisition triggered an unprecedented wave of artist boycotts, with over 140 artists pulling out of Sónar 2025 alone, protesting KKR's "full complicity in the genocide committed by israel in Gaza."
6. Profiting from European Public Assets: In Spain, KKR faced parliamentary criticism over its subsidiary Hipoges' management of 40,000 housing units transferred to Sareb (Spain's "bad bank"). The Comunes party demanded the Spanish government sever ties with KKR due to its "active collaboration with the israeli occupation." KKR was also accused of channelling over €12.7 million in Spanish public funds through its Superstruct entertainment festivals.

🌐 Sources

Official and verifiable sources detailing KKR's involvement with israil:

• Centre Delàs: El FIB, KKR y las armas del genocidio en Gaza (Details of KKR's ownership of weapons manufacturers used in Gaza)
• El Solidario: El Fondo proisraelí KKR financia la ocupación palestina (KKR investments in cybersecurity, real estate, and data centers)
• Globes (israel Business News): Dream Security raises $45m (KKR's investment via 7GC in israeli cybersecurity company Dream Security)
• Demócrata: Los Comunes instan a la Sareb a desvincularse de KKR (Spanish parliamentary demands to sever ties with KKR)
• AFP / The Malay Tribune: Spain's Sonar Festival hit by artist boycott (Over 60 artists boycott Sónar over KKR)
• The Guardian: Dance music bitterly divided over cultural boycotts (Analysis of KKR boycotts in the European music scene)
• Directa: Investigació sobre KKR, Yad2 i la colonització israeliana (Investigation into KKR's real estate involvement in settlements)
• Newtral: Quién está detrás del fondo KKR y cuál es su relación con israel (Background on KKR and its israel ties)

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