Franziska Kayser

Partner at KKR

British-German Association•Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Experience18+ Years

Executive Overview

I head KKR's European TMT team. For more than a decade, I have been advising KKR on various investments, including those in Superstruct Entertainment, Aviv, StepStone, Axel Springer, GfK, Trainline, Scout24 Switzerland, SMCP and Wild Flavours.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history

British-German AssociationCurrent
Jul 2025–Present· 1 yr 3 mos
- Advisory Council MemberCurrent
  Jul 2025–Present
The Stepstone GroupCurrent
Apr 2025–Present· 1 yr 6 mos
- Board MemberCurrent
  Apr 2025–Present
AVIV GroupCurrent
Apr 2025–Present· 1 yr 6 mos
- Board MemberCurrent
  Apr 2025–Present
Superstruct EntertainmentCurrent
Oct 2024–Present· 2 yrs
- Board MemberCurrent
  Oct 2024–Present
KKRCurrent
May 2011–Present· 15 yrs 5 mos
- Partner, Head of European TMTCurrent
  May 2011–Present
Axel Springer
2020–2025· 5 yrs
- Board Member
  2020–2025
GfK
2018–2023· 5 yrs
- Board Member
  2018–2023
Trainline
2015–2019· 4 yrs
- Board Member
  2015–2019
Credit Suisse
May 2008–Apr 2011· 2 yrs 11 mos
- Analyst
  May 2008–Apr 2011