KKR bolsters global impact team
Investment firm KKR has appointed two senior professionals within its global impact team, as it looks to strengthen its geographic reach and local impact  

HSBC Global AM hires to private markets team in London
HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Jorge Huitron to serve as senior product specialist for private markets, within its alternatives team

Dubai-based manager bolsters private debt team
Gulf Capital has expanded its regional private debt platform, Gulf Credit Partners, with the appointment of two senior professionals in Dubai

Akin Gump adds debt finance partner in London
The new hire joins Akin from Pricoa Private Capital, the private debt investment arm of Prudential Financial

CVC appoints director to bolster French private debt origination
The new hire is based in Paris and brings more than 15 years of financial market experience

Aviva expands ESG private debt capabilities
Asset manager Aviva Investors has appointed Ed Dixon to serve as head of head of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) within real assets, including private debt.  

Wells Fargo AM makes big credit hire to co-head its private strategies team
Wells Fargo Asset Management has appointed Vincent Lu to co-head the firm’s private strategies, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

ICG adds managing director to DACH subordinated debt and equity team
The new hire will be based in Frankfurt and adds to others the firm has made this year in the region

Muzinich seeks Nordic expansion with hire from Legg Mason
The firm has added a newly created role of head of Nordics to develop the firm’s presence in the region across both institutional and wholesale  private and public credit products

Goldman Sachs brings together private credit businesses, reports Debtwire
Goldman Sachs is unifying two of its private credit units under a single umbrella

BNY Mellon expands private credit unit within its asset servicing business
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has appointed Greg Kok as director of private equity, real estate, debt and infrastructure, in a bid to bolster its private markets team in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)  

Large US direct lender eyes expansion into Europe, reports Debtwire
One of the largest investors in the US middle market is planning to expand into Europe, according to Creditflux’s sister publication Debtwire

Senior figure departs Alcentra direct lending team, Debtwire reports
Creditflux sister publication Debtwire reports that one of the longest standing members of Alcentra's European direct lending team has left the firm 

Pemberton bolsters UK and Ireland origination team with HSBC hire
The mid-market direct lender has added to its origination team in London 

UBS pushes into private credit as part of private markets expansion
UBS has launched a global private capital markets team, which includes a new emphasis on private credit

ICG looks to expand in Germany with senior hire in Frankfurt
ICG has hired an official to build out its origination capabilities with the remit spanning subordinated debt and equity

CVC adds senior Santander official to its European direct lending team
The former head of structured finance and origination at Santander has joined CVC Credit Partners as a managing director

Senior figure rejoins Credit Suisse to head European capital markets
The bank is looking to build out its key European platforms - and has hired an official who left just last summer 

Pemberton adds portfolio manager to trade finance team
According to the firm, there is "huge, untapped opportunity to transform trade receivables and supply chain finance into a liquid asset class"

Direct lender hires head of credit as it closes in on European mid market CLO
BeSpoke Capital has made a big hire as part of a reorganisation of the direct lender’s business

Senior CVC official lands at direct lender Graycliff
He co-founded the firm's US mid-market lending platform 

EQT extends push into Nordic direct lending with Nordea hire
The hire follows increased activity for EQT Credit in the region with three recent direct lending deals announced in the Nordic region 

Hermes adds to its direct lending team in London
Hermes Investment Management has added to its private debt team in London, Creditflux has learned.

Northleaf adds newly-created business development role in London
The new hire will lead the Toronto-based firm's business development and investor relations activities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Head of direct lending parts ways with Aberdeen Standard
After over three years at the helm, the head of direct lending has left Aberdeen Standard Investments