Credit funds at a glance (November 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Alcentra appoints liquid credit PM as head of responsible investing
Alcentra has built out a dedicated responsible investing team and has appointed its liquid credit portfolio manager to the newly created role of head of responsible investing

Brookfield hires industry veteran as public securities CIO
Brookfield Asset Management has hired a long-serving credit and equity market professional as chief investment officer for its public securities group

BofA CLO trader departs after 16 years to join US pension giant
Former Bank of America CLO trader has left the bank after 16 years to move to the buy side

Monroe promotes PM as CEO Koenig drops president title
Monroe Capital has promoted a partner and portfolio manager to president. Ted Koenig remains the firm’s chairman and CEO

Apollo poaches private debt secondaries head from Tikehau
Apollo Global Management has poached Tikehau's private debt secondaries head, five months after launching a $1 billion platform in May

Antares names CEO following Brackett's retirement
Antares Capital has named its new chief executive officer, following the retirement of CEO David Brackett effective 31 December

KKR announces new co-CEOs as Kravis and Roberts step down
KKR has announced the appointment of its second ever pair of co-chief executive officers, effective immediately, replacing co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts

Credit funds at a glance (October 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

CIFC looks to have another crack at direct lending
CIFC Asset Management is exploring the possibility of building out a direct lending business for a second time, with chief executive officer Steve Vaccaro telling the audience at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium that the firm is looking to broaden its business

Monroe hires head of Asia as it opens Seoul office
US private credit firm Monroe Capital has hired a head of Asia to expand its presense in the region

Fidelity adds senior hire from Madison Capital to new direct lending team
Fidelity Investments has hired a former managing director at Madison Capital to its new direct lending team

JP Morgan AM taps Wells Fargo duo to lead private debt expansion
JP Morgan Asset Management has extended its private credit business with a new global performing credit group, hiring former Wells Fargo Asset Management officials as co-heads 

Former Barings co-head of North American private finance lands at US direct lender
The ex-Barings co-head of North American private finance has landed at lower middle market US direct lender

Antares hires experienced investor relations official from Barings
Antares Capital has hired a head of investor coverage in asset management

Diversity database shines light on credit firms not stepping up
Private credit managers are significantly lagging behind their industry counterparts when it comes to hiring under-represented groups, including front office, distribution and investment committee roles, according to data from Diversity­Metrics, a new data-driven platform launched by executive search firm Jensen Partners

Credit funds at a glance (July 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

KKR adds two senior private credit hires as it eyes new receivables and inventory financing strategy
KKR has added a former Credit Suisse and Sound Point Capital official to its private asset-based finance team 

HSBC AM names CEO of new $53bn alternatives business
HSBC Asset Management has become the latest manager to bring together its ‘alternatives’ capabilities under one roof, with the launch of a new unit, HSBC Alternatives

Sound Point confirms buy-out of CVC's US direct lending business
Sound Point Capital Management has bought CVC’s US direct lending business, the pair have confirmed. The deal will add $1 billion of assets to Sound Point’s $25 billion platform and includes nine investment professionals

Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Varagon hires senior business development official from Invesco
Mid market lender Varagon Capital Partners has hired a managing director in the firm’s business development and investor relations team

Allen & Overy hires two leveraged finance partners from White & Case in New York
Allen & Overy has hired two structured finance partners in its New York office

Carlyle hires head of credit investor relations in New York
Carlyle Group has hired an ex-Pretium official to lead investor relations for its credit platform

Morgan Stanley IM hires MD to private credit and equity team
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has hired a Los-Angeles based official to its private credit and equity team