Mike Smith interviewed Michael Gaviser, Managing Director and Partner at KKR. Mike and Michael discussed Private Equities. What they are, who normally invests in private equity, and how today’s private equity market is different than it has been in the past.
Michael Gaviser joined KKR in 2012 and is a member of the Client and Partner Group. He leads the firm’s global efforts for registered products, where he focuses on fundraising, new products, marketing and distribution. Prior to joining KKR, he spent fifteen years at Alliance Bernstein serving in several roles, including senior managing directors and head of global alternative sales and client development for the institutional, retail and private client channels. He was also head of international equities sales in London and head of large market sales for Sanford C. Bernstein. Mr. Gaviser earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.