KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners once again has taken the top spot in a ranking of CMBS conduit B-piece buyers. It had retained the horizontal risk pieces of those deals, putting it atop a separate ranking of risk retainers. Meanwhile, conduit issuance during the first half was lackluster, with only 12 deals totaling $9.38 billion pricing.

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