News

Law

Asset Management

Investment Banking

Wealth

Hedge Funds

People

Newsletters

Events

Lists

People

Former KKR dealmaker Alex Navab dies on family holiday

Navab recently started his own buyout firm, which was planning to seek $3bn for its first fund

Alexander Navab, the former head of the Americas private-equity business at KKR who recently started his own buyout firm, died on Sunday while vacationing with his family.

Navab, 53, started Navab Capital Partners earlier this year with a group of veteran investors he brought in from other firms. The firm planned to raise $3bn for its first fund.

WSJ Logo