Pacific Equity Partners’ Johns Lyng Bid Followed Rapid A$3.2 Billion Fund Raise
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jul 11 2025
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Source: WSJ
Successful Fundraising Amidst Global Challenges: Pacific Equity Partners successfully closed its seventh private-equity fund, Fund VII, at a hard cap of 3.2 billion Australian dollars (US$2.1 billion), despite facing global economic challenges such as conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, and trade tensions from the U.S.
Diverse Investor Commitment: The fundraising attracted commitments from a range of investors, including asset managers from North America and Asia, as well as private-wealth groups, indicating strong interest in the fund.
Analyst Views on KKR
Wall Street analysts forecast KKR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for KKR is 159.67 USD with a low forecast of 145.00 USD and a high forecast of 176.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 123.480
Low
145.00
Averages
159.67
High
176.00
Current: 123.480
Low
145.00
Averages
159.67
High
176.00
About KKR
KKR & Co. Inc. is a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. The Company’s segments include Asset Management, Insurance and Strategic Holdings. Asset Management segment offers a range of investment management services to investment funds, vehicles and accounts and provides capital markets services to portfolio companies and third parties. Asset Management segment includes five business lines: Private Equity, Real Assets, Credit and Liquid Strategies, Capital Markets and Principal Activities. Insurance segment is operated by Global Atlantic, which is a United States retirement and life insurance company that provides a suite of protection, legacy and savings products and reinsurance solutions to clients across individual and institutional markets. Global Atlantic offers individuals fixed-rate annuities and others. Strategic Holdings segment represents its participation in its core private equity strategy.
About the author

Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.








