KKR Breaks Into Wall Street Club of Top Buyout Loan Underwriters

  • Shop makes first appearance as top-10 arranger for buyouts
  • Firm is plotting bigger foray into equities as unit expands
Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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One of the titans of private equity is now also a top debt underwriter.

KKR & Co. muscled into the top 10 arrangers of new U.S. buyout loans last year, jumping ahead of rivals including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and UBS Group AG, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.