KKR指定兩名創始人的繼任者

KKR has lined up two executives to succeed Henry Kravis and George Roberts, the co-founders of the $138bn buyout group who helped to develop the private equity industry in the 1980s.

KKR已安排兩名高管接替其聯合創始人亨利?克拉維斯(Henry Kravis)和喬治?羅伯茨(George Roberts)。這個規模爲1380億美元的收購集團，曾在上世紀80年代幫助促進私募股權產業的發展。

In a rare move for an industry where succession plans are not usually set out publicly, Scott Nuttall and Joseph Bae have been appointed as co-presidents and co-chief operating officers and members of the private equity firm’s board of directors.

對於一個通常不公開擬定繼承計劃的產業來說，上述舉措十分罕見。依照上述舉措，斯科特?納托爾(Scott Nuttall)和約瑟夫?貝(Joseph Bae)已被任命爲聯席總裁和聯席首席運營官，並被任命爲該私募股權公司的董事會成員。

Long rumoured to be favourites to fill the founders’ shoes, Mr Nuttall, 44, and Mr Bae, 45, will be in charge of day-to-day operations.

現年44歲的納托爾和現年45歲的貝長期據傳是接替兩位創始人的最佳人選，他們將負責該公司的日常運營。

Mr Kravis and Mr Roberts, who are both in their early 70s, will continue to lead the group as co-chairmen and co-chief executive officers. The pair founded KKR in 1976, but came to prominence following the $25bn RJR Nabisco buyout in 1988 that was featured in the bestselling book, Barbarians at the Gate.

克拉維斯和羅伯茨都處於70歲出頭的年齡段，他們將繼續以聯席董事長和聯席首席執行官的身份領導該集團。兩人於1976年創立了KKR，不過他們一舉成名是在1988年以250億美元收購RJR納比斯科(RJR Nabisco)之後，該交易曾被寫入暢銷書《門口的野蠻人》(Barbarians at the Gate)。