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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-193359 on Form S-4 of our report dated February 22, 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements of KKR & Co. L.P. and subsidiaries ("KKR"), and the effectiveness of KKR's internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of KKR for the year ended December 31, 2012, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York
February 18, 2014

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM