Bundesliga: the U.S. investment fund KKR will invest €61.2 million into Hertha Berlin

The U.S. investment fund KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) is now a strategic partner of Hertha Berlin (Bundesliga) and will invest €61.2 million into the club, announced Hertha CFO Ingo Schiller, on 31/01/2014. The fund is committed for "at least seven years," said the club, until 2021.

KKR gets a minority stake of 9.7% in the Berlin club. This...