Founded in 1977, Kennedy Wilson is a publicly traded real estate investment company (NYSE: KW) that owns, operates, and finances income-producing property through a hybrid model: a core balance-sheet portfolio and a scaled third-party investment management platform. Over nearly four decades, the firm has evolved from a brokerage and auction business into a global operator/investor with a focus on rental housing and real estate credit, complemented by select industrial and office holdings. Its portfolio is anchored in supply-constrained, high-growth markets in the Western United States and Europe, where the company emphasizes value creation, asset recycling, and fee-bearing capital growth. Kennedy Wilson’s investment strategy centers on rental housing (market-rate, affordable, and single-family rental) and on originating senior construction loans secured by multifamily and student housing. The company also pursues logistics/industrial assets in target submarkets. Asset management is hands-on, with initiatives aimed at organic NOI growth, stabilizing lease-ups, and prudent dispositions to fund new investments and reduce unsecured debt. Top market exposure includes the Pacific Northwest (Seattle/Portland), Mountain West (Idaho, Utah, Montana), and Ireland/U.K. (Dublin/London), reflecting a diversified transatlantic footprint. Top customers are diversified across thousands of residential tenants and a broad set of commercial occupants; notable examples include a Whole Foods ground-floor tenancy at The Danforth residential tower in Seattle. Overall, Kennedy Wilson’s combination of owned assets and an expanding fee-based platform positions it to capitalize on rental housing demand and borrower financing needs while maintaining optionality through asset sales and balance-sheet simplification.