HIG bolsters European direct lending presence with senior hire in Madrid
HIG Whitehorse has appointed a managing director in the firm's Madrid office

Ex-Highland official launches private credit placement agent firm for niche strategies
The former partner and chief executive officer at global placement agent FirstAvenue Americas, has launched his own placement agent named Briarcliffe Credit Partners

AlbaCore adds distressed hire among raft of new arrivals
AlbaCore Capital Group has added four hires to its investment team in recent weeks, taking its total headcount to 46

Lombard Odier hires Avenue duo for sustainable private credit strategies
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has made two hires from Avenue Capital Group to develop a range of sustainable private credit strategies in the US

Credit funds at a glance (February 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Search firm highlights lack of diversity across Euro credit
A report on diversity within the corporate credit industry has shed light on the imbalances that persist

New York life sciences specialist hires three and launches credit opportunities fund
A life sciences boutique has launched a credit opportunities strategy and has hired three officials to lead the charge.

Crescent bolsters Nordic direct lending presence with hire
Crescent Capital has appointed a former Nykredit official as a director in the firm’s European direct lending focused on Nordic transactions

Hayfin hires senior BofA figure as private credit portfolio manager
Hayfin Capital Management has hired a Bank of America official as a London-based portfolio manager in the firm’s private credit team

CSAM hires head of origination for direct lending team
Credit Suisse Asset Management has hired an experienced official to its direct lending team in New York

KKR brings in Park Square partner for European private credit team
KKR has appointed a London-based partner to its European credit team

Golub promotes CLO specialist and head of direct lending
Golub Capital has promoted its head of structured products and created a vice chair of direct lending position 

Varagon hires new business development MD from Evolution
Varagon Capital Partners has hired a managing director for its business development and investor relations team in New York

Alcentra co-CIO for liquid credit set to leave this month
A high profile figure in the US CLO business is leaving Alcentra

Brightwood co-founder launches impact investing firm with backing from Morgan Stanley
Former Brightwood Capital Advisors co-chief executive officer Damien Dwin has launched an impact-driven, minority-owned investment firm

ICG hires managing director to direct lending business
Intermediate Capital Group has appointed a managing director within its European senior direct lending team

Tikehau hires head of French private debt
Tikehau Capital has hired a head of France and chief operating officer within the firm’s €8.9 billion private debt team

Kartesia prioritises ESG with newly created role
Kartesia says it has appointed Coralie De Maesschack as head of ESG and corporate, social responsibilities (CSR) in a newly-created role

Credit funds at a glance (January 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

HPS managing director joins Ares direct lending team in New York
Ares Management has added to its direct lending team in New York

Arcmont hires Dach business development head from Barings
Arcmont Asset Management has appointed a head of Dach (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) business development

CVC brings in BlackRock and Park Square private credit pair as partners
CVC has made two senior appointments to its private credit team, including a co-head of private credit

KKR promotes three in credit team to managing director
KKR has unveiled 26 promotions globally to managing director, including three in credit

Mariner spin-out hires private debt specialist as CIO
Newmarket, which focuses on environmental and social themes, has appointed a CIO from a consultancy firm

Wingspire taps Garrison managing director for head of underwriting
Wingspire Capital has hired an ex-Garrison Investment Group official as managing director and national head of underwriting