{"id":351,"date":"2023-08-08T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattersgraph.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:52:07","slug":"congratulations-to-kkr-on-its-role-as-a-strategic-partner-supporting-freemans-acquisition-of-sparks","status":"publish","type":"wins","link":"https:\/\/mattersgraph.com\/zh\/recent-matters\/2023\/congratulations-to-kkr-on-its-role-as-a-strategic-partner-supporting-freemans-acquisition-of-sparks\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to KKR on its Role as a Strategic Partner Supporting Freeman\u2019s Acquisition of Sparks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Matters Graph, formerly known as GRAPH Strategy USA*, completed Commercial Due Diligence supporting KKR during Freeman&#8217;s acquisition of Sparks. Freeman is a global leader in events and Sparks is an experiential marketing agency.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">KKR will serve as a new strategic partner to Freeman. The firm provided financing for the Sparks transaction primarily through KKR Opportunities Fund II and funds and accounts participating in its Strategic Investments strategy.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">Access the full press release&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/media.kkr.com\/news-details\/?news_id=0c420832-f8e0-49f4-9978-21e3ff4d915a&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-theme-blocks-footnotes appear-on-scroll is-style-pull-left\"><div class=\"block-label\">\u811a\u6ce8<\/div><div class=\"block-footnotes\">\n\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-paragraph\">*\u81ea 2025 \u5e74 10 \u6708 1 \u65e5\u8d77\uff0cGRAPH Strategy USA \u66f4\u540d\u4e3a Matters Graph\u3002.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matters Graph, formerly known as GRAPH Strategy USA*, completed Commercial Due Diligence supporting KKR during Freeman&#8217;s acquisition of Sparks. 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