Growth in structured finance sets off legal merry-go-round
The departure of John Goldfinch from Milbank’s structured finance practice in late 2023 began a succession of moves between law firms looking to expand their structured finance practices

Hayfin hires Man's former CLO PM for European high yield, loans research
Jason Late will serve as a co-portfolio manager for the European high yield and syndicated loan strategy

Greenberg Traurig adds private funds lawyer from Clifford Chance
The new hire is part of the firm’s effort to grow its corporate private funds group

Private capital funds core to next wave of structured finance expansion - new Latham partner Franz Ranero
New Latham recruit Franz Ranero, who leads a team of 11 to have moved across from A&O Shearman, spoke to Creditflux about the opportunities in more private, bespoke financings that share common features with CLOs and asset-backed loans

Dechert lifts four-person CLO lawyer team from Orrick
The law firm tapped Sushila Nayak to serve as leader of the London-based CLO effort

UMB lifts 13 trust and agency services associates from Wilmington Trust
The hires mark the second time in less than a year that UMB has poached Wilmington Trust employees

M&G strengthens European structured credit with Madrid appointment
The hire is part of M&G’s strategy to expand its European origination and research capabilities, supporting the growth that M&G expects to see in structured credit

Millenium-backed Lane42 launches public-private credit strategy
The new firm also made a series of senior hires that previously worked at Apollo, Oaktree Citadel, Oak Hill, and Kirkland

Former Platinum Credit MD joins multi-manager platform Schonfeld
Jordan Stevens previously served as a senior credit deal lead for Platinum Equity’s private credit platform

Cleary hires Goldman Sachs MD for capital solutions, private credit
The law firm welcomed back the partner to focus on private credit originations

Credit funds at a glance – April 2025
Our roundup of top performers and moves in credit

Former Barclays CLO head John Clements joins MUFG
The Japanese bank has appointed him as their head of CLOs, based in New York

Canadian manager SAF launches private ABF strategy with hire from RBC
The new managing director spent 20 years working at RBC Capital Markets

A&O Shearman exits continue with two partners jumping to Proskauer
Leveraged finance partners Alexandra de Padua and Frank Oliver join Proskauer’s global finance practice in New York

Crescent taps Jason Breaux for head of private credit
Breaux will also continue to serve as CEO of Crescent Capital’s business development fund

Sidley poaches nine US finance lawyers from A&O Shearman including bulk of CLO expertise
The moves leave A&O Shearman with a significantly diminished slate of CLO prowess 

Squire Patton Boggs boosts funds capabilities with recruitment of fund formation specialist
Cassandra W. Borchers has joined the firm as a partner from Thompson Hine

Schulte Roth & Zabel strengthens its CLO expertise with new hire
The firm has recruited Joseph Gambino from Linklaters to join its finance practice in New York

ABF specialist Balbec names new CEO
Peter Troisi to take the helm as Charles Rusbasan transitions to an executive chairman role

Paul Hastings recruits investment funds partner in London
Catherine Gokah joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis

Siepe hires two from US Bank to boost CLO, private credit tools
The software and technology service provider for CLO and private credit managers is expanding its team

M&G expands direct lending origination team with new hire in the Netherlands
M&G Investments is expanding its direct lending team with the appointment of Gijs Boumans in a newly created role, based in Amsterdam

26North hires direct lending MD from H.I.G. Capital
The new managing director previously spent more than 3 years working for H.I.G. Capital

Squire Patton Boggs hires global head of private credit and direct lending
The newly created position is being filled by a former partner at Polsinelli

Maryland pension PM joins Nomura’s public-private credit manager
The company is also looking to hire two more investment professionals