European CLO equity in focus for secondary market with 50% trade rate
European CLO equity valuations ranged from the 50s to 70s, but only two our of four positions traded yesterday

KKR promotes three European credit specialists to managing directors
KKR has promoted several members of its team to managing directors - including a former US CLO portfolio manager

Kartesia invests in equity of 2018 European CLO
Kartesia has invested in the equity of KKR’s latest European CLO 

Spreads jump tighter again as KKR prices new European CLO
CLO triple A spreads in Europe have been inconsistent of late with recent deals pricing within a 10 basis point range. The latest CLO to be issued on the continent emerged late on Friday and its pricing is tight relative to market spreads

KKR and Schroders back €1 billion Dutch direct lending fund
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
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"
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”.  

Pricing balance between 'floored' and 'unfloored' CLO tranches shifts as two deals price
The use of ‘unfloored’ mezzanine tranches in European CLOs is becoming more widespread with Barings and KKR Credit each pricing deals incorporating such features on Friday

KKR eyes second European direct lending fund
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
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

CLO b-wic line-up: $42 million of double B CLOs go up for sale
$41.9 million of double B notes are up for grabs today via b-wics. Out of these 16 line items, GSO Capital Partners’ Seneca Park is a noteworthy deal with the CLO being just two months away from the end of its reinvestment period

Global CLO manager prices first European new issue of 2018 via Barclays
A manager issued its first new CLO in Europe of 2018 on Thursday, according to market sources

B-wic round-up: secondary CLO market is looking more and more like new issue
2017 and 2018 CLOs flooded the secondary market last week, with bonds referencing Ares Management, LCM Asset Management and Napier Park Global Capital going on sale

Boutique US CLO manager hires from KKR as part of expansion into Europe
Credit Value Partners, the US CLO and credit fund manager owned by New York Life Investments, has hired Brian McNamara from KKR Credit Partners

KKR appoints new independent director
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
A direct lender has left KKR Credit after almost two years working in the firm’s European private credit team in London

Europe's CLO reset spreads tighten by 2bp as KKR prices deal
European CLO reset spreads tightened again on Friday as KKR Credit Advisors priced the second largest reset transaction on record

Direct lending head says market is overheating
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 CLO manager plans €522.1 million reset via Deutsche Bank
The manager is preparing to launch its first CLO transaction of 2018 by resetting a 2015 deal

Dublin-based co-head of global credit parts company with KKR
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
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

KKR raises $2.24 billion for second private credit opportunities fund
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 promotes recent hire to its European credit business
KKR has revealed a list of promotions across its private credit strategies. They include the promotion of Matthieu Boulanger – who joined KKR only mere three months ago – to partner

L-shaped risk retention gains momentum as two managers price CLO resets
Two US managers have priced CLO resets holding L-shaped risk retention, according to market sources

Euro CLO round-up: KKR Credit prices record-setting CLO
Times are good for European CLO managers (on the liability side of things at least) with CLO spreads as tight as they have been since the rebirth of the market in 2013