KBRA, a global full-service credit rating agency, is pleased to announce it was named winner in the Ratings Provider of the Year category at the Private Equity Wire U.S. Credit Awards 2024 ceremony held on September 12 in New York.

The awards recognize strong performance and service-provider excellence across credit funds in the U.S. and spans a range of categories.

“KBRA is honored to receive the award for Ratings Provider of the Year,” said William Cox, Global Head of Corporate, Financial, and Government Ratings at KBRA. “This award highlights our deep commitment to the private credit market, which is demonstrated by our continued investment in growing our teams of analysts. We are proud that market participants have recognized our analytical thought leadership and we remain committed to investing in the resources they need to continue providing analytical consistency and transparency to the industry.”

“KBRA will continue to work hard to deserve this distinction and we remain focused on providing investors thoughtful, forward-looking research derived from our unique position and unique data that help us to shed light on this fast growing, complex and otherwise opaque market,” said Cox.

Several factors went into selecting the winners, including peer surveys, an allocator board, editorial expertise, and data analysis, according to Private Equity Wire.

KBRA has produced more than 3,500 credit assessments or credit ratings for middle market borrowers in private credit portfolios. In addition, KBRA has issued ratings for 250 market-leading fund finance transactions, more than 200 private asset-backed finance transactions, as well as over 150 feeder note transactions and 30 business development corporations. We also maintain credit ratings on 50 of the world’s leading private asset managers and rate more than 100 middle market CLOs and dozens of other private credit, private equity, or NAV secondaries facilities.

Learn more about the Private Equity Wire U.S. Credit Awards here.

Visit www.engagewith.kbra.com to learn more about what sets us apart and our unique approach to credit ratings. See our private credit page to familiarize yourself with our latest thought leadership in this growing sector.

About KBRA

KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered in the U.S., the EU, and the UK, and is designated to provide structured finance ratings in Canada. KBRA’s ratings can be used by investors for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.

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