On September 3, KKR & Co LP rose 3.14% in regular trading, trading at $109.905/share, with turnover of $29.77 million. The gain was primarily driven by KKR's announcement of a definitive agreement to acquire residential garage door repair and replacement provider A1 Garage Door Service for approximately $2 billion.

A1 Garage Door Service, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, operates across more than 70 markets with over 1,000 employees. The deal reflects intensifying M&A activity in the home services sector, where private capital is attracted to stable cash flows and a fragmented industry landscape ripe for consolidation. Additionally, KKR's capital deployment momentum remains strong — on September 1, Aon agreed to acquire USI Insurance Services from KKR for approximately $17 billion, marking a significant exit from a position KKR originally acquired for roughly $4.3 billion in 2017. Oppenheimer recently raised its price target on KKR to $166 from $139.

The broader asset management sector also rallied, with BlackRock up 2.11%, Blackstone up 2.01%, and Ares Management up 3.42%, providing additional tailwinds for KKR shares.

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