KKR, an American global investment company, agreed to acquire nexeye, an optical chain operator, from 3i Group, a British multinational private equity and venture capital company. Financial terms were not disclosed. “I would like to thank 3i for a true partnership under which we successfully created a leading omnichannel optical platform. We strengthened and developed our organization, modernized and opened stores and realized a step change in omnichannel and digital innovation. Now, we are thrilled to continue this growth path together with KKR. We share a vision to establish nexeye as the leader in the European value-for-money optical sector, with a focus on customer service, product quality and innovation. I look forward to our partnership,” Bart van den Nieuwenhof, nexeye CEO.