A biography for Henry Kravishasn’t been written yet.
“If you have something at risk, you think differently.”
“In the '70s and '80s, what private equity did is it changed corporate America. It started holding companies accountable, and for the first time managers started thinking like owners.”
“I have, in my partner George Roberts, a person who is the most wonderful man in the world to me. He's like a brother to me. Creating with him, being side by side with him, in whatever we try to do, is a real pleasure to me.”
“It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able to say no to an investment.”