Gaurav Trehan is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KKR India. Based in Mumbai, he is also a Partner, Co-Head of KKR Asia Pacific, and Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity. He joined KKR in 2020, bringing extensive experience from his previous role at TPG Capital Asia.
Henry Kravis co-founded private equity firm KKR in 1976. KKR specializes in leveraged buyouts and was listed on the NYSE in 2010. Kravis donated $125 million to his alma mater, Columbia University. KKR acquired RJR Nabisco for $25 billion, a landmark deal.
Largest shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc, BlackRock, Inc., Capital International Investors, State Street Corp, Wellington Management Group Llp, VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares, Fmr Llc, Massachusetts Financial Services Co /ma/, VFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares, and ...
India At Davos 2018 | Mr Sanjay Nayar, India CEO, KKR: Jan 25, 2018
Who owns 88% of the stock market?
A 2019 study by Harvard Business Review found either Vanguard, BlackRock or State Street is the largest listed owner of 88% of S&P 500 companies. There is a perception that a few select companies own a vast majority of the stock market.
Currently, KKR is jointly owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment (55%) and the Mehta Group represented by Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta (45%).
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Co-owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her husband Jay Mehta through Red Chillies Entertainment.
This led them to form their own firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. The name had been planned to be Kohlberg Roberts Kravis, but public relations advisors preferred the sound of KKR.
How much do KKR employees make? Employees at KKR earn an average of ₹37.6lakhs, mostly ranging from ₹23.0lakhs per year to ₹75.2lakhs per year based on 5 profiles.
Sanjay Nayar is a senior finance professional in the Indian private investing landscape and has over three decades of experience in the Global financial markets.
KKR has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 415 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KKR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).
Shah Rukh Khan is significantly richer than Virat Kohli, with his net worth estimated around $1.4 billion as of late 2025, making him India's richest celebrity, while Virat Kohli's wealth is estimated in the hundreds of millions, though he often leads in brand value, according to sources like the BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ed21d5ezno, Zee News https://zeenews.india.com/photos/sports/cricket/battle-of-kings-who-has-a-higher-net-worth-between-virat-kohli-shah-rukh-khan-2944127, and the Hurun India Rich List https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ed21d5ezno, Bollywood Life. Khan's wealth comes from decades in Bollywood, Red Chillies Entertainment, and the Kolkata Knight Riders, whereas Kohli earns from cricket, numerous endorsements, and businesses like One8.
The #1 richest actor in India, according to the 2025 Hurun India Rich List, is Shah Rukh Khan (SRK), who became a billionaire with a net worth estimated at $1.4 billion (around ₹12,490 crore) due to his successful film career, production company Red Chillies Entertainment, IPL cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders, endorsements, and real estate. He leads other wealthy Bollywood stars like Juhi Chawla and Amitabh Bachchan.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is set to take almost total control of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Through Red Chillies Entertainment, he is reportedly paying ₹4,000 crore to the Mehta Group to acquire an additional 35% stake.
The largest institutional shareholders of BlackRock are Vanguard Group, BlackRock Inc., State Street Corp, Bank of America, and Temasek Holdings. The largest individual shareholders are Susan Wagner, Laurence Fink, Robert Kapito, J. Richard Kushel, and Murry Gerber.
