Joseph Kaufman~~Charles Mathes~~Marcy Geller~~Jasmine Hay~~Benjamin Wells
January 22, 2026
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Completes Offering of Common Stock

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- Simpson Thacher advised KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc
- (KREF) in an offering of 5,547,361 shares of its common stock, which included a partial exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares
- The offering generated approximately $120.7 million in net proceeds before expenses
- KREF is a real estate finance company focused on senior loans secured by commercial real estate and is managed by KKR Real Estate Finance Manager LLC, a KKR & Co
- Inc
- subsidiary.
Simpson Thacher represented KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE: KREF) (“KREF”) in connection with an offering by KREF of 5,547,361 shares of its common stock, which included a partial exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The net proceeds (before expenses) from the offering were approximately $120.7 million.~~KREF is a real estate finance company that focuses primarily on originating and acquiring senior loans secured by commercial real estate assets. KREF is externally managed and advised by KKR Real Estate Finance Manager LLC, a subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc.~~The Simpson Thacher team included Joe Kaufman and Evan Kenyon (Capital Markets); Charles Mathes (Public Company Advisory Practice); Marcy Geller and Jasmine Hay (Tax); and Ben Wells and James Hahn (Registered Asset Management).
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Joseph Kaufman~~Charles Mathes~~Marcy Geller~~Jasmine Hay~~Benjamin Wells
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