Private Credit Fund Run by Future Standard and KKR Cut to Junk by Moody’s

A private credit fund jointly run by Future Standard and KKR & Co. lost one of its investment-grade ratings, a rare occurrence in the $1.8 trillion private credit market that could result in higher borrowing costs for the $14 billion investment vehicle.

Moody’s Ratings lowered its assessment of FS KKR Capital Corp. to Ba1, or one level into junk, because of what it described as “continued asset quality challenges” that have hurt profitability and the value of the fund’s portfolio relative to peers, the credit grader said in a statement on Monday.