Preliminary shareholding quota of the voluntary public tender offer for GFK SE exceeds the minimum acceptance threshold / Additional acceptance period expected to begin on 16 February 2017

London & Nuremberg (ots) - Acceleratio Capital N.V., a holding
company controlled by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
L.P. (together with affiliates, "KKR"), today announced that the
minimum acceptance threshold of the voluntary public tender offer for
the shares (ISIN: DE0005875306) of GfK SE ("GfK") has been exceeded.

As at the expiry of the acceptance period at midnight (CET) on 10
February 2017, the acceptance of the offer was declared for more than
18.54 percent of the outstanding GfK shares.

"We are pleased to have cleared this important hurdle. Now we will
work towards the closing of the transaction so that we can support
GfK SE's growth strategy together with the GfK Verein," said Philipp
Freise, Member, Private Equity & Head of TMT, Europe.

The final result of the acceptance period will be published next
week. GfK shareholders that have not accepted the offer within the
acceptance period can still accept it within the additional
acceptance period, which is expected to begin on 16 February 2017 and
end at midnight (CET) on 1 March 2017. Following the exceeding of the
minimum acceptance threshold, the takeover offer remains subject to
the completion conditions described in section 12.1.1 (a) and (g) of
the offer document (merger control approval by the European
Commission and Ukraine).

The respective announcement and a non-binding English translation
are available at www.acceleratio-angebot.de.

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About KKR KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages
investments across multiple asset classes including private equity,
energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. KKR aims
to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and
disciplined investment approach, employing worldclass people, and
driving growth and value creation at the asset level. KKR invests its
own capital alongside its partners' capital and brings opportunities
to others through its capital markets business. References to KKR's
investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds. For
additional information about KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), please visit
KKR's website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statement This release is neither
an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell GfK
shares or any other security. The offer document, the terms and
conditions contained therein shall have sole relevance in respect to
the offer. Investors and holders of shares in GfK are advised to read
the relevant documents regarding the tender offer published by
Acceleratio Capital N.V. as they contain important information.
Investors and holders of shares in GfK can receive the offer document
as well as other documents in connection with the offer from the
website www.acceleratio-angebot.de.

The information herein may contain "forward-looking statements"
that may be identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" or words of similar
meaning about the expected future business of Acceleratio Capital
N.V., GfK or any other entity. These statements are based on the
current expectations of the management of Acceleratio Capital N.V.
and KKR and are inherently subject to uncertainties and the change of
circumstances. Acceleratio Capital N.V. and KKR do not assume any
obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual
results, or any change in events, conditions, assumptions or other
factors.

Pressekontakt:
Dominik Veit
Phone: +49 69 92 18 74 87
Email: dveit@heringschuppener.com

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