Investment Manager

 

KKR Australia Investment Management Pty Limited (“KKR IM”) is the manager of the Trust. KKR IM is a proprietary limited company incorporated in Australia and an affiliate of KKR.

Established in 1976, KKR is a leading global investment firm with industry-leading investment experience, in-depth industry knowledge, sophisticated processes for growing and improving businesses, and a strong culture committed to teamwork.

As of 31 December 2020, KKR had A$324 billion of assets under management, of which A$101 billion sits within KKR Credit[1]. KKR has a global presence with offices in 20 cities across 4 continents, including Sydney, Australia.

 

Investment Team 

Chris Sheldon - Co-Portfolio Manager

Chris Sheldon (who is based in San Francisco) joined KKR in 2004 and is a Member of KKR. Mr. Sheldon serves as the Head of traded credit. Mr. Sheldon is a portfolio manager for KKR’s traded credit and private credit funds and portfolios and a member of the U.S. Traded Credit Investment Committee, Global Private Credit Investment Committee and KKR Credit Portfolio Management Committee. Prior to joining KKR,

Mr. Sheldon was a vice president and senior investment analyst with Wells Fargo’s high yield securities group. Previously, Mr. Sheldon worked at Young & Rubicam Advertising and SFM Media Corporation in their media-planning departments. Mr. Sheldon holds a B.A. from Denison University. Mr. Sheldon serves as a member of the board of directors of SquashDrive, a member of the National Urban Squash and Education Association. Mr. Sheldon also serves as a member of the board of directors of the LSTA.

Frances Lim - Co-Portfolio Manager

Frances Lim (who is based in New York) joined KKR in 2011 and is a member of the Global Macro and Asset Allocation team. She also serves on KKR’s Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Group. Prior to joining KKR, she was a vice president at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and a member of the Global Macro and Asset Allocation team. Ms. Lim focused on macro trends and top-down global analysis and was a co-portfolio manager of the MSIF Absolute Return Currency Fund. Prior to her time at Morgan Stanley, she worked as an equity strategist at Fortress Investment Group and Morgan Stanley Equity Research. Ms. Lim earned her M.B.A., Beta Gamma Sigma, from the Stern School of Business at NYU and was awarded the Egbert H. Van Delden Scholarship; and her B.A. from the University of East Anglia under a Malaysian Public Services Department (JPA) Scholarship.

Jeremiah Lane - Key Business Head; Investment Committee Member

Jeremiah S. Lane (who is based in San Francisco) joined KKR in 2005 and is a Member of KKR. Mr. Lane is a portfolio manager for our leveraged credit funds and portfolios and member of the US Leveraged Credit Investment Committee and KKR Credit Portfolio Management Committee. Prior to joining, Mr. Lane worked as an Associate in the Investment Banking/Technology, Media and Telecom Group at J.P. Morgan Chase. Mr. Lane holds an A.B. with honours in History from Harvard University.

Matthieu Boulanger - Key Business Head' Investment Committee Member 

Matthieu Boulanger (who is based in London) joined KKR in 2017 and is a Member of KKR. Mr. Boulanger is a portfolio manager for KKR’s private credit funds and accounts and a member of the Global Private Credit Investment Committee, European Private Credit Investment Committee and KKR Credit Portfolio Management Committee. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Boulanger was a managing director of HPS Investment Partners, where he focused primarily on private credit strategies in the U.S. and Europe. Previously, Mr. Boulanger held various roles in Citigroup’s global special situations group and in the infrastructure and energy finance group at Citigroup in the U.S. Mr. Boulanger started his career in Citigroup’s banking division in Europe. Mr. Boulanger holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Paris IX (Dauphine).

 

[1] The KKR Credit group is comprised of KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, KKR Alternative Investment Management and KKR Credit Advisors (EMEA) LLP. [AUM is updated in line with KKR’s public filings.]