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Pensions pile in as KKR sets $2 billion direct lending fund target
5 years ago
KKR Credit has raised at least $1.6 billion for its third US direct lending fund, according to US regulatory filings. -
Kartesia invests in equity of 2018 European CLO
5 years ago
Kartesia has invested in the equity of KKR’s latest European CLO -
KKR and Schroders back €1 billion Dutch direct lending fund
5 years ago
Neos, a Dutch direct lending firm, has held a €1 billion close on its Dutch and German direct lending joint venture -
Credit drives strong returns for five of the largest asset managers in the business
5 years ago
Carlyle is close to hitting its ambitious fundraising target; direct lending has been kind to Ares; and Och-Ziff has decided to shed its US CLO risk retention stakes after exiting its financing agreements -
KKR forms lending JV to target "clear need for UK mainstream housing development"
5 years ago
KKR and London-based Urban Exposure, a specialist residential development finance provider, have formed a strategic partnership and launched a lending joint venture to target significant opportunities in "mainstream housing throughout the UK”. -
Texas pension fund puts $150 million into credit
5 years ago
A $29.7 billion pension fund has approved commitments to two credit fund managers -
FS and KKR merge BDCs to create second-largest publicly traded BDC
5 years ago
FS Investments and KKR Credit yesterday agreed to merge FS Investment Corporation (FSIC) and Corporate Capital Trust (CCT), in a move that has created the second largest publicly-traded BDC behind Ares Capital Corporation -
KKR eyes second European direct lending fund
5 years ago
New York headquartered KKR is looking to raise its second European direct lending fund - KKR Direct Lending Europe II, European regulatory filings reveal. -
Alcentra hires co-heads of US direct lending
5 years ago
Alcentra has moved into the US direct lending space - and has appointed Suhail Shaikh and Peter Glaser as managing directors and co-heads of its US direct lending business -
KKR eyes CLO equity for new fund
5 years ago
KKR has become the latest manager to launch a US CLO equity fund, according to regulatory filings -
Former BlueMountain portfolio manager resurfaces at KKR
5 years ago
A credit specialist who left BlueMountain in 2017 has resurfaced at KKR Credit as a director in its New York office, Creditflux has learned -
GoldenTree, KKR and StepStone earn sub-advisor roles for new interval fund
6 years ago
FS Investments is launching a multi-strategy interval fund and has chosen GoldenTree Asset Management, KKR Credit and StepStone Group to act as sub-advisors -
KKR and FS Investment close $18 billion BDC platform deal
6 years ago
New York-based KKR and Philadelphia-headquartered FS investments yesterday closed their deal to create the market's largest BDC platform -
Ares leads the way as US tax reform prompts corporate structure rethink
6 years ago
Ares Management has announced its conversion from a partnership tax structure to a corporation or C-Corp – and it’s likely other managers will follow suit now that US taxation law changes – the most comprehensive tax reform in more than three decades – have taken effect -
FS Investment BDC's assets shrink for fifth year running
6 years ago
FS Investment Corporation, an FS Investments business development company (BDC), failed to grow its assets again in 2017 – but insists its recently announced partnership with KKR will allow it to grow stockholder value -
KKR appoints new independent director
6 years ago
KKR has appointed French technology entrepreneur Xavier Niel to the Board of Directors of KKR Management -
KKR bids farewell to European private credit specialist in London
6 years ago
A direct lender has left KKR Credit after almost two years working in the firm’s European private credit team in London -
KKR considers switching from partnership to corporation
6 years ago
Global investment firm KKR is considering a change to its legal structure, with the firm’s senior management and board of directors currently evaluating whether to convert from a partnership to a corporation, or C-corp -
Arizona pension fund looks to commit up to $250 million to direct lending
6 years ago
Arizona Public Safety Retirement System (Psprs) is considering investing up to $250 million in direct lending, according to investment board documentation dated 31 January -
Direct lending head says market is overheating
6 years ago
A 2018 outlook report by KKR suggests now’s the time to reduce exposure to direct lending. This comes as another part of KKR goes on a direct lending fundraising spree -
Dublin-based co-head of global credit parts company with KKR
6 years ago
An experienced figure in European credit has left KKR in order to pursue interests outside of fund management. He had been serving as co-head of global credit at the firm -
KKR opens Frankfurt office
6 years ago
The global investment firm has announced the opening of a new office in Frankfurt, Germany, in a bid to further strengthen its presence in Europe -
Former KKR credit strategies head joins Angel Island
6 years ago
Lynette Vanderwarker, who had previously been leading the credit strageies group at KKR, has been appointed chief strategy officer at Angel Island Capital Management -
KKR raises $2.24 billion for second private credit opportunities fund
6 years ago
Global investment firm KKR has announced the final close of its second private credit opportunities fund, KKR Private Credit Opportunities II, at $2.24 billion -
KKR Credit wins US pension fund's $300 million private debt mandate
6 years ago
KKR credit has won a mandate from an Iowa pension fund to act as its private corporate debt strategic partner, board documentation seen by Creditflux reveals
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