Kennedy Wilson (NYSE:KW) is a global real estate investment company. We own, operate, and invest in real estate on our own and through our investment management platform.
We focus on multifamily and office properties located in the Western U.S., U.K., and Ireland. To complement our investment business, we also provide real estate services primarily to financial services clients. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, Kennedy Wilson has 14 global offices located throughout the U.S. and Europe.
32 Years
Investing in real estate
312
Employees
14
Global Offices
$19B
Assets under management
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Kennedy Wilson founded as a real estate auction company.
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Company purchased by William McMorrow and partners. Company has 11 employees in one office. Auction marketing evolves into a global business with high-end property sales.
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Company goes public on Nasdaq.
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Kennedy Wilson makes first commercial acquisition, 520 Broadway in Santa Monica, CA.
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Kennedy Wilson Japan office opens.
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Commercial brokerage business launches with a focus on high value properties.
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Kennedy Wilson acquires property management firm, Heitman Properties, Ltd.
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Company launches acquisition platform in Japan by acquiring Kawasaki Tech Center.
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Fund management business launches.
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Company launches multifamily value-added investment program.
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IPO of Kennedy Wilson Japan completed on Tokyo Stock Exchange
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Management takes company private.
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Kennedy-Wilson Holdings (NYSE:KW) goes public and raises $110 million of equity. Market cap is $400 million.
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Kennedy Wilson Europe established when company acquires Bank of Ireland Real Estate Investment Management.
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Company sources and participates in the $1.5 billion recapitalization of Bank of Ireland and completes purchase of $1.8 billion UK loan portfolio, its first acquisition in Europe.
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Company purchases the Alliance multifamily building, its first real estate purchase in Ireland.
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Kennedy Wilson launches the £1 billion ($1.7 billion) IPO of Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc (LSE:KWE), the second largest real estate IPO in the history of the London Stock Exchange.
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Kennedy Wilson establishes new headquarters at 151 S. El Camino Dr. in Beverly Hills, CA with 500 corporate employees and 5,000 operating employees in 27 offices worldwide.
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Since going public, Kennedy Wilson and its partners complete over $18B in acquisitions. Company's global multifamily portfolio surpasses 26,000 units.
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Kennedy Wilson completes merger with Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PLC (LSE:KWE), creating a leading global real estate investment company with an enterprise value of $8 billion.
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Kennedy Wilson’s Capital Dock campus reaches completion, representing one of the largest, single-phase developments ever built in Ireland with 690,000 square feet of new mixed-use space in Dublin’s South Docklands.
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Kennedy Wilson marks 10 years as a public company, totaling 30,000 multifamily units and 22 million square feet in commercial space across a global footprint.