Hedge fund KKR provided lease financing for Russia-spoofing tanker
The US global investment firm is the lessor behind seven tankers bought by Greece-linked companies between November and April that operate in Russia oil trades via KKR-linked subsidiaries
KKR has provided lease financing for seven tankers bought and operated by shipowners in Greece to serve Russian oil trades. One has been identified as spoofing its location while it loaded in Russia and another was previously part of an Iran-linked oil smuggling ring