Asia is even more culturally different from the U.S. than Europe, which called for caution and care as we expanded our business into Asia-Pacific.
Our decision to enter Asia-Pacific can be traced back to a trip in 2005. For three weeks, I traveled with my wife, Marie-Josee, and Joseph (Joe) Bae, a young KKR employee of Korean-American descent, across Asia, making pit stops in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore.
