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

Secondary CLO debt trades well but Trace suggests CLO equity trading at 12 cents
A variety of CLO paper was in for the bid yesterday with US secondary CLO volumes reaching $281 million, and European volumes hitting €74 million

Credit funds at a glance

A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

CLO pipeline: down but not out, as deals find new ways to limp forward
Deepening credit instability has taken a toll on CLO appetite, but there is still life in the primary market

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  

US CLO league tables: old deals get a fresh start in the new year
The majority of CLO issuance last month was in all forms of repricings, which totalled $4.8 billion and accounted for 54.5% of US CLO volumes

US CRE CLO growth spurt encourages Europeans
The US CRE CLO market hit a record $19.2 billion in 2019 and sources say that a first ever European deal will be issued this year. They cite the growing commercial mortgage direct lending market on the continent as laying the foundations for a European CRE CLO.

KKR goes for three years of reinvestment to capitalise on steep CLO term curve
KKR Credit has priced the first three-year CLO of 2020 as the manager looks to capitalise on a steeper term curve

CLO pipeline: Medalist ascends podium as new issues pace themselves
CLO managers are biding their time before re-entering the primary CLO market, but this week Investcorp Credit Management, KKR and Medalist Partners are marketing new issue US CLOs

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior mezz covers return while triple A supply drives big week
Narrowing of the bid-ask gap that has plagued junior mezzanine tranches could bring a change of fortunes in the US CLO secondary market 

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  

US CLO round-up: Fed up of waiting
The US CLO market made a bright start this year, but 2019 now lags 2018 and 2017 after a weak August checked its momentum. This has left some pinning their hopes on a favourable outcome to the US Federal Reserve meeting this week, amid political overtures to up its game in the wake of the European Central Bank's stimulus package

KKR becomes latest CLO manager to adopt mascot feature
KKR Financial Advisors yesterday became the latest manager to adopt the 'mascot' feature in its latest new issue CLO, known as KKR CLO 27

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 

CLO pipeline: Carlyle and KKR plan swift re-entries
Carlyle Group and KKR are included in the CLO pipeline this week as both managers have started marketing their latest transactions as the US CLO pipeline begins to look full after a quiet week

Triple As could dip back into double digits as KKR plots Europe's largest CLO of 2019
Triple A CLO spreads could be about to dip below 100 basis points again in Europe as KKR markets a reset with price talk ranging from 99 to 102bp over Euribor

Market rallies as key CLO investor retreats

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.

KKR splits double A tranche into fixed and floating as it prices US new issue CLO
KKR Credit has issued its third third new CLO of the year. One crucial difference between marketing and pricing was the split in the double A tranche into a fixed rate and floating rate tranche

KKR looks to price third new issue US CLO of 2019 amid tighter market
KKR Credit is targeting its third new CLO of the year. KKR CLO 26 is being marketed by Credit Suisse and is set to price at tighter levels than the other KKR CLOs that have been issued this year, judging by price talk

Mid market CLO league tables: Natixis and Golub reign supreme
June brought just three middle market CLOs pricings with two new issues and one refinancing that totalled $1.6 billion, bringing the year-to-date volume to $9.9 billion. Natixis is the leading arranger, having a hand in 38% of deals

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

Mid Market CLO league tables: Middle market continues to draw fresh faces
Golub Capital continues to top the manager rankings, however below the established middle market CLO managers sit a couple of newcomers.

Correction: US CLO round-up: newcomers make waves in CBOs and mid market
The CLO market is showing little sign of constraint as three new names entered the market last week – two debut middle market deals priced while one US CBO closed

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