# Kroll Bond Rating Agency

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/kroll-bond-rating-agency

- Industry: Financial Services
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.kbra.com
- Total disclosed funding: $15M
- Latest round: Series C (Jul 23, 2013)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Founded in 2012 by CEO Jim Nadler and based in New York, US, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC offers credit rating research and assessment solutions for the investment community. In December 2021, Parthenon Capital acquired a majority stake in Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC. KBRA has more than 400 employees across five offices in the U.S. and Europe. The company has issued over 51,000 ratings with nearly $3 trillion in rated issuance since it started its operations.

KBRA provides ratings and research across all sectors from its Corporate, Financial, and Government (CFG) and Structured Finance units. The company also delivers data, information, and tools to the market through innovative technology across its KBRA Analytics platform, including corporate and financial sector credit information and data and analytics. The products developed by the company include KBRA analytics, KBRA Altman, which provides analysis of the defaulted U.S. corporate bond and loan market. KBRA credit profile, and KBRA financial intelligence.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC will be valued at USD  900 million after the transaction in December 2021.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Jul 23, 2013, $15M — RRE Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Solon Mack Capital
- Series B, Jan 17, 2012 — RRE Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners

## Investors

- RRE Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rre-ventures) — Series B, Series C
- Bessemer Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bessemer-venture-partners) — Series B, Series C
- Solon Mack Capital — Series C