Satvat joins KKR from Apax Partnerswhere he served as a Principal on the health care investment team and managed new investments and portfolio companies across various health care sub-sectors.
Satvat will join the more than 20 person global health care team that is led by Mike Michelson, Jim Momtazee and Dominic Murphy. The team is responsible for sourcing new opportunities and providing industry knowledge and expertise to KKR's private equity transactions.
'There continue to be a number of developments that make health care an interesting sector for new investments. We have a strong team with deep industry expertise, and Ali is an important addition to that team', said Jim Momtazee, a Member of KKR and a leader of the health care investment team.
Satvat started his career at The Blackstone Group in 2000 and, prior to Apax Partners, also worked in investment roles at Audax Group and Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Science, magna cum laude, fromHarvard College and a Master of Business Administration in Health Care Managementand Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton Schoolof theUniversity of Pennsylvania.
KKR has a long history of investing in health care. Since 1995, the firm has invested more than $9 billion of equity capital in health care companies. Current health care investments in KKR's private equity portfolio include Accellent (2005), Alliance Boots (2007), Ambea AB (2010),Biomet (2007), HCA (2006) and Jazz Pharmaceuticals (2004).
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