Private equity investor KKR announced that it is expanding its presence in India with the opening of a new operations back-office in Gurugram. This move underscores the growing significance of India in KKR’s global operations. The office in Gurugram will offer support functions including finance, operations, human capital, and technology to the firm’s global operations. By early 2024, KKR expects to have around 150 employees in Gurugram, making it their largest operations center outside of the US. Ryan Stork, Chief Operating Officer of KKR, stated that India has been important to the firm and that this expansion will support their investing efforts and global operations. While KKR maintains an outsourcing relationship with Cognizant, the opening of the Gurugram office does not indicate a shift towards in-sourcing operations work. Instead, KKR aims to efficiently scale certain operations and will continue leveraging the services of outsourcing partners where appropriate. Nisha Awasthi has been appointed as the Managing Director to oversee the new office. KKR’s presence in India started in 2009 with its first location in Mumbai. With the addition of the Gurugram office, KKR now has a total of 24 offices across four continents, including nine in the Asia Pacific region.