Fair Oaks expands into European loans with major hire
Fair Oaks Capital – one of the largest CLO equity investors in the market – has hired a well-known figure in the CLO industry to build a European corporate loan business

Partners Group hires senior portfolio manager Hanslin as it eyes debut US CLO
Switzerland-headquartered Partners Group has hired a senior vice president and portfolio manager of its US bank loan and CLO origination business

Former ICG credit head Kershaw takes advisory role at distressed debt firm
Dagmar Kent Kershaw, the former head of Intermediate Capital Group's credit fund businessin Europe and Australia, has landed an advisory role at a $7 billion distressed debt manager

European CLO pioneer Wallace set to leave Maltese bank
A loan portfolio manager – who was behind a pioneering European 2.0 CLO – has left MeDirect Bank

Amundi's credit subsidiary promotes head of fixed income
Paris-based BFT Investment Managers, the credit and fixed income subsidiary of Amundi, has announced a new managing director

KKR promotes recent hire to its European credit business
KKR has revealed a list of promotions across its private credit strategies. They include the promotion of Matthieu Boulanger – who joined KKR only mere three months ago – to partner

Shrinking spread cushions prove hard for CLOs
 Falling loan spreads are placing ever tighter constraints on CLO managers’ choice of investments just as the loan supply itself is declining

Cairn appoints Burke and Godall as co-chief investment officers
Cairn Capital has appointed Andrew Burke and Asif Godall as co-chief investment officers

Natixis looks to strengthen euro CLO platform as head of origination departs
The head of European CLOs and loan fund financing at Natixis is stepping away from the industry. But this has not deterred Natixis, which is implementing plans for growth in CLOs

Fees on the line as CLO investors fight back over ramp-up failings
CLO managers globally are being chastised for failing to deliver on their model portfolios.

Loan b-wic suggests liquidation of 2007 European CLO
A loan portfolio circulating in the secondary market this week may represent the liquidation of a 2007 European CLO, based on analysis of its holdings

CLO managers boost “diversity” by adding industry categories
Some recent CLOs have increased the number of industries into which they classify borrowers to as many as 70, according to Fitch 

Bain makes double hire to its London office
Bain Capital Credit has raided two hedge fund managers for loans and distressed debt talent

GSO's head of European CLOs set to leave the firm
A well-known figure in the European CLO market is stepping down from his role at the largest CLO management firm in the industry

Oaktree appoints co-heads of European credit as CLO official moves on
Oaktree Capital Management has promoted two long-serving employees in London who will now jointly lead its European credit team. This comes as the firm's head of European CLOs prepares to leave in order to pursue an opportunity on the US west coast

Partners Group hires for private debt and CLO role in London
Partners Group, the Zug-based private equity and debt manager, has expanded its debt team in London by hiring a loans specialist from Black Diamond

Muzinich hires from rival for big push into European loans
Muzinich is building out its European loans business with well-placed sources indicating that the fund manager is set to bring in a team from another manager in London