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Einer der Fonds der großen Finanzinvestoren KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) musste die Rückzahlung von Schulden zum zweiten Mal aufschieben. Der Fixed-Income Fund KKR Financial Holdings LLC investiert in Unternehmensanleihen und Hypotheken-Produkten. Genauere Angaben über die Höhe der Schuldverschreibungen und der finanziellen Lage sind bisher nicht bekannt.

Businessweek.com mit ein paar spärlichen Details:

KKR is a leveraged investment vehicle that borrows in the commercial paper markets to invest in home loans, particularly so-called Alt-A loans seen as riskier than mainstream borrowers, but safer than subprime loans. Like other mortgage-backed securities, Alt-A loans have been hit hard by the credit squeeze and declines in U.S. housing prices.

Instead of borrowing from banks, KKR raised money through extendible commercial paper known as secured liquidity notes. It sold almost half of its mortgage loans in August as prices on bonds linked to home loans plunged, leaving it with about $5.3 billion in mortgages.

Though KKR did not disclose how much it currently owes creditors, the investment fund said it had deferred payment on half its borrowings to Feb. 15, and the rest to March 3, according to the filing.

Forbs.com schreibt im Bezug von “mehreren Milliarden Dollar”, der Vorfall habe die heftigen Kursverluste in Asien ausgelöst: Asian markets hit by report KKR unable to roll over commercial paper.

Hier auch die Meldung auf Deutsch bei Spiegel.de: KKR-Tochter kann Schulden nicht zurückzahlen.