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Jump in loan prices sees CLO primary stall in the US
10 months ago
US CLO primary supply almost ground to a halt in June with just three transactions printing in the first half of the month -
LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
1 year ago
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. -
Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
1 year ago
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale -
Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
1 year ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
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Envision exchange leaves some lenders sick, but CSAM finds prevention is better than cure
1 year ago
Envision Healthcare’s distressed debt exchange has rocked the CLO market, with over $1.68 billion of the firm’s loans held by US CLOs. But some of the largest managers have avoided the name completely -
Credit funds at a glance (May 2022)
1 year ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
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CSA does not make sense for new loans and CLOs, say market participants
2 years ago
Credit market participants have not been too hung up on what the credit spread adjustment should be on new CLOs and loans aligning to term Sofr – and that’s a positive, according to speakers on a webinar hosted by DealCatalyst -
Credit funds at a glance (February 2022)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
KKR announces new co-CEOs as Kravis and Roberts step down
2 years ago
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
2 years ago
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 -
Lighten up, these are due an upgrade
2 years ago
CLO triple C buckets were overflowing last year, but the average exposure is now 7.3%. That is still close to trigger levels, but CLO managers are relaxed, as further loan upgrades are on the horizon -
Woah, we’re halfway there
2 years ago
Judging by the 2020 vintage, European CLO overlap is 50%. But varied approaches to holding bonds and the many loans managers turn down mean there are ways for issuers to outperform -
Details emerge on nature of Revlon payment 'error' and lender attitudes
3 years ago
Fresh details have emerged on the nature of the ‘operational error’ Citi says took place when it transferred $900 million to Revlon loan holders -
LP round-up: Champaign pension raises a glass (or bucket) to private credit
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated over $600 million to 11 managers this week, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
KKR takes covid-19 hit on flagship credit funds and lev fin
3 years ago
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% -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
4 years ago -
KKR adds CLO mezz and private credit to mix with opportunistic credit fund
4 years ago
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
4 years ago
KKR grew its assets under management by 8% over the second quarter, according to the firm’s earnings call, which took place on Thursday. -
US CLO managers look to scale flat WALs in search of flexibility
5 years ago
The anticipation of a downturn in the credit cycle has made investors turn their attention toward document provisions that give CLO managers flexibility -
Till debt us do part: CLOs have and hold David's Bridal loans as they plummet 10.87%
5 years ago
CLOs hold $26.63 million exposure to David’s Bridal, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday -
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 -
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 -
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 -
KKR appoints new independent director
6 years ago
KKR has appointed French technology entrepreneur Xavier Niel to the Board of Directors of KKR Management -
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
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