KKR announces new co-CEOs as Kravis and Roberts step down
KKR has announced the appointment of its second ever pair of co-chief executive officers, effective immediately, replacing co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts

Credit fundraising: managers take care of infrastructure with new partnerships
Credit managers were busy launching new partnerships to support growth in infrastructure and CLOs. There were 13 announcements in the month paving the way for upcoming funds, platforms, and joint ventures

KKR adds two senior private credit hires as it eyes new receivables and inventory financing strategy
KKR has added a former Credit Suisse and Sound Point Capital official to its private asset-based finance team 

KKR flies into aviation lending with new $800 million platform
KKR has expanded its credit business with a new aviation platform, seeding the platform with nearly $800 million portfolio of aviation loans from CIT Group to kickstart the launch

KKR promotes three in credit team to managing director
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
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
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
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
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux

LP round-up: Champaign pension raises a glass (or bucket) to private credit
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
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
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
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
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
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

KKR closes $1.3 billion global impact fund
KKR has made a final close of its KKR Global Impact Fund SCSp at $1.3 billion  

KKR bolsters global impact team
Investment firm KKR has appointed two senior professionals within its global impact team, as it looks to strengthen its geographic reach and local impact  

KKR adds CLO mezz and private credit to mix with opportunistic credit fund
The new interval fund will invest in opportunistic credit, including CLO mezzanine debt, as well as private debt 

Credit plays a big part as KKR increases AUM by $6.5 billion
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
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
The move would create the second largest BDC by assets under management

Pensions pile in as KKR sets $2 billion direct lending fund target
KKR Credit has raised at least $1.6 billion for its third US direct lending fund, according to US regulatory filings.

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

Texas pension fund puts $150 million into credit
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
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