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KKR’s John Davison: Why we are targeting European loans

New hire from RBS explains how the private equity giant plans to partner with European banks to tap into €1.9trn worth of non-core and underperforming assets

KKR’s John Davison: Why we are targeting European loans

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is looking to partner with European banks to tap into a possible €1.9 trillion pipeline of non-core and underperforming assets sitting on their balance sheets.

The US private equity signaled its ambitions this week with the hire of John Davison, the former head of global head of strategic investments at Royal Bank of Scotland, to lead Pillarstone, its new pan-European platform for non-performing loans.

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