Why Private Equity Loves The Channel: A Q&A With KKR's Herald Chen

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Do you plan to make further investments in the channel?

We will be busy with this one, for sure. We do view it as a platform. Security is a big enough world -- and a complex one and a dynamic one -- where we really need to spend our time on it. We will put a lot of resources in it. But, it's certainly not a sector we're afraid of. We think we understand it pretty well. If we found any opportunities with the right valuations and right strategies and right opportunities to grow, we certainly would lean in as we did here [with Optiv].