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KKR promotes three in credit team to managing director
3 years ago
KKR has unveiled 26 promotions globally to managing director, including three in credit -
FS and KKR to merge BDCs to create $14.9 billion vehicle
3 years ago
FS Investments and KKR plan to merge their two business development companies into a single vehicle which would have about $14.9 billion in assets -
KKR targets sub-debt and ABS with latest private credit fund
3 years ago
KKR is preparing to launch its third mezzanine private credit fund, dubbed KKR Private Credit Opportunities III -
KKR closes CMBS risk retention fund at $950 million
3 years ago
KKR has held a $950 million final close on its risk retention real estate debt fund, KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II -
LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
3 years ago
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
Four managers join forces on gigantic £1.9 billion unitranche
3 years ago
The supersized transaction to Ardonagh Group, led by Ares, is the largest ever unitranche facility -
LP round-up: Champaign pension raises a glass (or bucket) to private credit
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated over $600 million to 11 managers this week, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
KKR raises $4 billion for coronavirus dislocation credit strategy
3 years ago
KKR has collected $4 billion to invest across credit opportunities in eight weeks– including $2.8 billion in its KKR Dislocation Opportunities Fund and over $1.1 billion from managed accounts -
KKR takes covid-19 hit on flagship credit funds and lev fin
3 years ago
KKR took a 16% hit to returns on its alternative credit flagship funds amid the first quarter coronavirus downturn and a 13% loss on leveraged credit, taking these into negative territory for the last 12 months. The firm's private equity portfolio also slumped by 12% -
KKR deploys 10% of $2 billion coronavirus dislocation credit fund
3 years ago
KKR Credit has plans to launch a $2 billion dislocated corporate and asset backed credit fund to take advantage of coronavirus-induced volatility. And the New York-based manager has wasted no time swooping on opportunities after deploying $212 million by 9 April -
Fitch places five BDCs on negative outlook
3 years ago
Fitch Ratings has changed the outlooks of five business development companies from stable to negative folllowing a review of its rated BDCs -
CLOs nurse $172 million of Quorum's debt following bankruptcy - but recovery prospects look good
3 years ago
CLOs hold $172.9 million of the debt of US hospital operator Qurum Health Corporation, which filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware last week -
Asset manager takes new approach with special sits fund as co-head leaves
4 years ago
A large global asset manager is looking to allocate to junior debt in performing comapnies after parting ways with the co-head of its special situations business -
BlackRock hires former KKR official to head European private capital markets
4 years ago
A leveraged finance veteran has joined BlackRock as European head of the firm’s private capital markets business in London, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux -
KKR closes $1.3 billion global impact fund
4 years ago
KKR has made a final close of its KKR Global Impact Fund SCSp at $1.3 billion -
KKR bolsters global impact team
4 years ago
Investment firm KKR has appointed two senior professionals within its global impact team, as it looks to strengthen its geographic reach and local impact -
PE firms take hands-on approach to syndication
4 years ago
European private equity firms are building out their debt capital market capabilities in a move which could radically improve information flow. -
KKR adds CLO mezz and private credit to mix with opportunistic credit fund
4 years ago
The new interval fund will invest in opportunistic credit, including CLO mezzanine debt, as well as private debt -
ICG adds managing director to DACH subordinated debt and equity team
4 years ago
The new hire will be based in Frankfurt and adds to others the firm has made this year in the region -
Credit plays a big part as KKR increases AUM by $6.5 billion
4 years ago
KKR grew its assets under management by 8% over the second quarter, according to the firm’s earnings call, which took place on Thursday. -
Pimco hires ex-KKR official to lead corporate special situations unit
4 years ago
Pimco has appointed a former KKR official to lead the firm’s corporate special situation unit -
FS and KKR create $9 billion publicly-listed BDC with four-way merger
4 years ago
The move would create the second largest BDC by assets under management -
Managers look east as Asian credit fundraising takes off
4 years ago
Several asset managers have outlined plans for growth in Asia as one of their foremost priorities this year. -
Former KKR pair resurface with new direct lending business
5 years ago
KKR's former global co-head of mezzanine and European head of private credit has reunited with his former colleague to launch a London-based direct lending business -
KKR promotes three European credit specialists to managing directors
5 years ago
KKR has promoted several members of its team to managing directors - including a former US CLO portfolio manager
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