KKR acquired a 25% stake in SoftwareOne, one of the leading global providers of software portfolio management solutions. The four founding partners and existing shareholders together with the management team will retain a 75% stake in the company and will continue to manage and grow the business with its unique culture on an independent and long-term sustainable basis. Financial terms were not disclosed. Johannes Huth, Head of KKR Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: "The partnership with SoftwareONE follows our strategy of investing behind strong European entrepreneurs and their teams to help them grow their businesses in international markets, in particular the US and Asia."