GoldenTree partner joins Alcentra as co-chief investment officer in London
Vijay Rajguru, a partner at GoldenTree Asset Management, is joining Alcentra as its co-chief investment officer.

Debt communications firm Lucid launches trustee business with four hires
London-based debt issuer communications platform Lucid Issuer Services has made four senior hires and launched an agency and trustee services team

Muzinich opens shop in Dublin with aid of Irish private debt specialist
Muzinich & Co has opened a new office in Dublin, appointing an Irish private debt specialist from AIB

Chinese investment firm pushes into European credit with big hires
A Chinese global investment conglomorate is pushing into the leveraged loans, private debt and high yield space in Europe, and has hired two London-based leveraged finance specialists

CVC Credit appoints chairman as credit CIO steps down
CVC Credit Partners has today announced that Stephen Hickey will be leaving the firm for personal reasons. Joining the firm will be former JP Morgan leveraged finance head Hamish Buckland

Direct lender Beechbrook tots up 50th direct lending deal
London-based direct lending fund manager Beechbrook Capital has added two new investments, according to an announcement

Former Bain credit specialist joins North Wall as partner
North Wall added former Bain credit specialist Alexander Garnier to its ranks earlier this summer

Devon pension fund hires two firms and creates £150 million private credit bucket
A Devon pension fund is set to introduce a 3% allocation to the private debt asset class.

Goldman Sachs and KKR private credit funds win Korean investors
Korea Post has decided to commit $200 million to a new mezzanine debt fund from Goldman Sachs and $100 million to KKR Credit’s global mezzanine fund, according to local media reports

M&G Investments hires Credit Suisse securitised product finance head
London-based M&G Investments hires well known structured credit specialist Vaibhav Piplapure for investment role including SME loans

Permira staffs up in direct lending with hires from HIG and Marlborough
Permira Debt Managers has added two new members to its private credit team in London, as it ramps up its recently closed €2.1 billion European direct lending fund

Essling Capital brings in four-person fund of funds team from Amundi
Paris-based private equity firm Essling Capital has expanded its staff, hiring a four-person fund of funds team from Amundi Private Equity Funds to specialise in private equity and debt

Direct lending fund manager Beechbrook hires for Manchester office
Jon Petty joins Beechbrook as an associate director from Deloitte

British Business Bank launches fund to boost lending in the midlands
The British Business Bank's newly announced £120 million fund ($155 million) represents the first part of a wider £250 million commitment

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

Permira seeks to grow its direct lending AUM with new managed account
Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has launched a new managed account, which is understood to be geared towards direct lending

Investec hires to its UK mid-market lending team
James Goût has joined Investec’s middle-market lending team in London after leaving Barclays

New Ares strategy points to euro direct lending SMA with US pension fund
Ares Management has registered a vehicle known as Ares European Credit Strategies VII, in what is believed to be a separately managed account geared towards direct lending

Direct lending growth spurs Ares's AUM above $100 billion
Yet again credit and, more specifically, direct lending is proving to be the driving force behind Ares Management’s growth

Tennenbaum CLO suggests increasing demand for mid-market deals
Middle-market CLO spreads have taken a giant step tighter following Tennenbaum Capital Partners' $350.85 million CLO

Former co-head of Rothschild Asset Management to run new Alcentra fund
The new credit interval fund run by Alcentra will be led by Michael Tamasco, according to an announcement.

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Points up front: the biggest leaving do of the year
Key players from across the CLO industry gathered to bid farewell to Alcentra’s Hiram Hamilton, who is swapping London for New York. 

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management