Direct lender Cordet poaches Rothschild mezzanine veteran
Cordet Capital Partners has appointed a Rothschild veteran to its team in London 

BNP Paribas Wealth appoints head of private equity and private debt investments
The appointment supports what the firm sees as "a significant pick up in clients’ appetite" for the asset classes

White & Case bolsters direct lending practice with partner in London
White & Case has appointed Fergus Wheeler as a partner

Head of credit origination leaves Goldman Sachs' private capital unit
Creditlflux sister publication Debtwire reports

Northleaf appoints private credit officials in Chicago, London and Toronto
Northleaf Capital Partners has expanded its private credit team with three hires - including an ex-Barclays head of international corporate credit

Capzanine appoints Emisys co-founder to lead new Milan office
Following offices in Spain and Germany, the firm has opened a Milan office - and hired three former Emisys Capital officials

ICG recruits Carlyle official to European subordinated debt and equity team
Intermediate Capital Group has appointed a former Carlyle Group managing director to its team in London

BlackRock names global alternatives head amid senior leadership shake-up
BlackRock has reshuffled its leadership and made several senior changes across various parts of its business, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Restructuring partner rejoins Allen & Overy after buy-side stint
The law firm has bolstered its funds practice in London 

Beechbrook hires head of DACH to lead new Frankfurt office
Beechbrook Capital, a lower mid-market direct lender, has hired an investment director for the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) from German bank Mainzer Volksbank to lead a new office

Attestor hires former Barclays distressed trader
Attestor Capital has hired a former Barclays distressed credit trader as an analyst

H&A appoints head of private debt as it gets to halfway on €1 billion fundraising goal
H&A Global Investment Management has appointed a former Deutsche Bank official to lead the firm’s newly launched private debt division

Goldman Sachs lands big hire from Alcentra to expand DACH lending
Alcentra’s former head of DACH mid-market has emerged at Goldman Sachs Private Capital

Alcentra's co-head of US direct lending switches focus to Europe - Debtwire report
Alcentra has appointed Peter Glaser as co-head of European direct lending, according to Creditflux’s sister publication Debtwire

Connection hires from Invesco for head of funds role
London's Connection Capital has named Lorna Robertson as the firm’s new head of funds

Former KKR pair resurface with new direct lending business
KKR's former global co-head of mezzanine and European head of private credit has reunited with his former colleague to launch a London-based direct lending business

Kartesia fills vacancy in DACH with key hire from Bayside
Kartesia has hired Guiseppe Mirante as its head of credit opportunities for DACH, according to an announcement today

Key figure in HPS's direct lending team parts ways with the firm
HPS Investment Partners has lost a senior member of its direct lending team in Europe

Pemberton appoints head of Benelux and opens Amsterdam office
Pemberton Capital Advisors has expanded its presence in mainland Europe with the opening of an office in Amsterdam

Hermes adds ex-UBS official to private debt team
Hermes Investment Management has appointed a European leveraged finance specialist to its private debt team

Allianz GI expands private debt team with senior hire
The new hire will be responsible for developing Allianz GI’s mid-market debt offering across Germany

Muzinich poaches Neuberger Berman MD for top fund distribution role
Muzinich has hired a global head of distribution, according to an announcement today, picking up the role previously held by Joshua Hughes, who left for CIFC Asset Management in May

Proskauer expands restructuring practice with partner in London
Law firm Proskauer Rose has strengthened its restructuring capabilities with the appointment of Elisabeth Baltay as partner

Head of European private debt Bone earns promotion at Partners
Partners Group’s head of private debt in Europe, Christopher Bone, has been promoted to partner as one of 10 senior-level promotions announced by the firm

KKR promotes three European credit specialists to managing directors
KKR has promoted several members of its team to managing directors - including a former US CLO portfolio manager