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

KKR and FS's BDC upsizes first mid-market CLO and prices
KKR and FS Investments’ business development company, FS KKR Capital Corp, yesterday priced its new issue CLO via Citi, according to market sources

CLO pipeline: Black Diamond looks to brush itself off and jump back in ring after year out
Black Diamond Capital Management features twice in our CLO pipeline this week, as the firm is planning a return to both the European and the US CLO market.

KKR and Citi price largest CLO refi of 2019
CLO refis continue to build popularity since a slow start to the year. On Friday KKR Financial Advisors refinanced its 2016 CLO named KKR CLO 16, which edged in as the largest CLO refi of 2019 to date

KKR and FS Investments' BDC platform markets new issue CLO
KKR and FS Investments’ business development company, FS KKR Capital Corp, is marketing a new issue CLO via Citi named FS KKR MM CLO 1

US CLO round-up: floodgates open in land of the giants
The CLO market is starting to look like its old self again as deals came rushing in this week with eight new deals and one reissue and one reset pricing, totalling $3.77 billion.

US CLO managers look to scale flat WALs in search of flexibility
The anticipation of a downturn in the credit cycle has made investors turn their attention toward document provisions that give CLO managers flexibility

KKR prices second CLO in space of a day
KKR Financial Advisors went wild in the CLO primary market yesterday by pricing a new issue on both sides of the Atlantic

US CLO round-up: Dry January ends early as spreads get hammered
Is the 2019 vintage going to be a classic? It's certainly started off slow, but it could mature into something very special if loan volatility persists

KKR prices new US CLO with triple As at 137.72bp
KKR Financial Advisors priced its first new issue CLO of the year on Friday named KKR CLO 24

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.

Till debt us do part: CLOs have and hold David's Bridal loans as they plummet 10.87%
CLOs hold $26.63 million exposure to David’s Bridal, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday

KKR prices its fifth CLO reset of 2018
KKR Financial Advisors priced a $372 million CLO reset yesterday (20 November) via Credit Suisse

115bp emerges as senior triple A benchmark as KKR prices new US CLO
KKR Financial Advisors has priced its fifth new issue CLO of 2018

KKR prices rare four-year reset via Deutsche Bank
KKR Financial Advisors priced a rare four-year reset of its 2015 CLO named KKR CLO 12 yesterday

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