CalPERS global head of private debt reappears at Antares
The retired investment professional joins the board of Antares’ BDCs

Bain taps veteran of DWS, Blackstone Credit for global credit COO role
The firm created the new role as the global credit platform scales

Monroe hires ex-Nuveen senior MD for head of capital formation
The new hire will lead Monroe’s fundraising strategy in the Americas

European CLO veteran Boris Okuliar departs Ares
The exit sees the loss of Ares’ co-head of its global liquid credit business after nine years at the firm, to spend more time with family and explore new opportunities

TCW makes London-based securitisation hire from Apollo
EXCLUSIVE: TCW builds out its securitisation team in Europe with a hire from Apollo

European CLO portfolio manager departs Partners Group
EXCLUSIVE: The firm’s long-standing head of European CLOs has left the firm to take some personal time with his family, a spokesperson said

Former Investcorp Credit CEO Jeremy Ghose joins The Chatterjee Group
Ghose told Creditflux that his role as President would be a strategic one that “looked to enhance the enterprise value” of the overall group, with the aim of boosting cash flow to develop the firm’s philanthropic operations

Sound Point hires former Alcentra president as CFO steps down
CFO Kevin Gerlitz is retiring from the role after 16 years

Blackstone hires Laura Coady from Jefferies to head CLO business
The alternative asset manager has poached Jefferies's top CLO banker to become its global head of CLOs and head its European liquid credit strategies

Squarepoint makes moves to debut as CLO manager
EXCLUSIVE: Global investment firm has been interviewing candidates to launch a CLO business 

Elmwood hires senior Barclays banker for European CLO push
Michael Clarke has joined the firm this week alongside new Head of European Credit Aly Hirji

Blackstone hires ex-Lazard co-head of US financial institutions
Joseph Cassanelli will work on the team behind Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities strategy, which allows Blackstone to invest across asset classes, industries and geographies

Turning Rock hires head of credit
The new head of credit joins from Z Capital Group, where he oversaw both funds and CLOs

Allianz GI eliminates role after head of direct lending exit
Nadia Nikolova leaves after spending 11 years working for the asset management arm of insurer Allianz; team will now report to CIO for private credit  

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