MANILA -- U.S. investment firm KKR has acquired an 11.9% stake in First Gen, a leading Philippine power producer, for 9.6 billion pesos ($193 million), in a move that expands in presence in Asian infrastructure.
US buyout firm seeks bigger footprint in Asian infrastructure

First Gen produced 21% of the domestically generated electricity in the Philippines in 2019. (Photo courtesy of First Gen)
MANILA -- U.S. investment firm KKR has acquired an 11.9% stake in First Gen, a leading Philippine power producer, for 9.6 billion pesos ($193 million), in a move that expands in presence in Asian infrastructure.