WhiteStar expands presence in London with senior hire
WhiteStar Asset Management has expanded its presence in Europe by hiring a former M&G official as managing director to spearhead business development in the region

Ironshield hires Palm Lane official to co-lead new European long-short fund
Ironshield Capital says it has launched a new European high yield long/short Ucits compliant fund and has hired a former Pamplona and Palm Lane official to co-lead the strategy

ArrowMark fills vacancy in London with SRT hire from sell side
ArrowMark Partners has filled a void in its London office after hiring an SRT specialist from Citi 

Macquarie taps former Alcentra official to lead global private credit and asset finance
Macquarie Asset Management has appointed former Alcentra European direct lending head to lead its global private credit and asset finacne business

Senior CLO investor departs buyside after 17 years to rejoin Fitch
So often CLO investment firms will poach talent from rating agencies and other CLO service providers. But it can be a two-way street, as demonstrated by Fitch Ratings

CIFC boosts legal team with two senior appointments
CIFC Asset Management has announced two senior appointments on its legal and compliance team

Credit structuring head lands at Deutsche Bank in expanded role
Deutsche Bank has hired former Credit Suisse global credit structuring head Paul Bajer in a broader remit as global co-head of cross asset structuring

Wells Fargo adds familiar face to US CLO team
An experienced CLO official is returning to Wells Fargo after seven years 

BNP Paribas splits European secondary ABS and CLO leadership as it hires from rival
BNP Paribas has hired an experienced ABS trader, while promoting its senior CLO trader to a leadership role 

Waterfall flows into Asia with opening of Hong Kong office and senior hires
Waterfall Asset Management has opened an office in Hong Kong, marking its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region for the first time

Carlyle names co-founder as interim CEO as Lee steps down
Carlyle Group’s chief executive officer Kewsong Lee has stepped down from this role and the board of directors, effective immediately

Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
   

Points up front: ESG official rants at ESG
Stuart Kirk, the former head of responsible investing at HSBC Asset Management, signed off on a frank note as he unveiled his resignation on LinkedIn

JP Morgan AM names head of private credit secondaries
The firm says the hire reflects “significant demand for secondaries strategies from clients across the globe, reflecting the need for greater liquidity to take advantage of opportunities as private debt markets mature"

Vida hires well known structured credit official in New York
Vida Capital, which signalled CLO ambitions earlier this year, has bolstered its structured credit team with the appointment of a former Apollo partner and portfolio manager 

BofA brings in European corporate credit research head
An experienced credit strategist has landed at Bank of America after leaving Credit Suisse  

Bank's European structured credit syndication head leaves industry
A CLO syndication specialist, who used to be a CLO trader, has left his role as head of structured credit syndicate after 18 months in the job

Experienced European CLO banker tipped to join Mizuho
The former head of European CLOs at Natixis is set to return to the industry after five years 

Taconic adds CMBS specialist to team in New York
Taconic Capital has boosted its CMBS business with an experienced hire

US direct lender plots expansion into broadly syndicated loan CLOs
The US CLO manager universe looks set to expand further with sources indicating a US middle market direct lender is exploring launching a BSL CLO platform

Wells Fargo hires US CLO trader
Wells Fargo has added to its US CLO trading team in Charlotte

Pemberton confirms four hires including one CLO official
Pemberton has revealed four new senior hires across Europe including one CLO official, who reunites with former Spire official Rob Reynolds

Eagle Point expands into structured products including SRTs with big hire
Eagle Point Credit Management has hired a head of ABS, MBS SRT and specialty finance, in a move which underlines the firm’s progression from a CLO equity investor to a broader credit asset manager.

Voya seeks portfolio manager focused on CLOs
The new hire will work with both the CLO portfolio management team and the CLO investment team

SocGen hires to CLO structuring team in New York
Societe Generale has hired a vice president in its CLO structuring team