BNPP AM establishes two new private debt strategies
BNP Paribas Asset Management establishes two new private debt strategies: European Infra Debt and European Real Estate Debt

Direct lender Madison announces new CEO
Chicago-based Madison Capital Funding, a subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company, has announced a CEO successor to step into the role mid-2018

Tennenbaum opens new Atlanta office and makes two senior hires
Tennenbaum Capital Partners (TCP) opens new Atlanta office following the strong demand for direct lending 

Hayfin launches new PE fund strategy headed by former Aberdeen specialist
European credit platform Hayfin Capital Management has launched a new private equity funds strategy, Creditflux has learned

Private credit body ACC scales up activities in Asia-Pacific with new committee
The Alternative Credit Council has announced plans to step up its activities in Asia-Pacific – and has formed a new APAC committee chaired by BlackRock and Adamas executives

Pemberton moves into supply chain finance after hiring senior portfolio manager
London-based Pemberton has announced the expansion of its senior management team with the appointment of Phil Ashdown, formerly of Tungsten Corporation, as a partner

Chicago credit manager names new managing director and announces new hires
Maranon Capital has announced three hires and several promotions – including Laura Albrecht's promotion to managing director and partner

Direct lending firm and former MD square off in alleged computer hacking row
A co-founder of a New York direct lending hedge fund firm has accused the company of hacking into his personal computer network, according to court documents seen by Creditflux

Co-founder of shuttered firm resurfaces at New York direct lender
A former senior executive from Torrey Pointe has resurfaced at Victory Park Capital in New York

TPG's Questa joins London-based direct lender as managing director
Stefano Questa, formerly managing director at TPG, has joined European credit platform Hayfin Capital 

TPG hires to its direct lending team in London
The European direct originations platform of TPG Sixth Street Partners, TPG Speciality Lending Europe, has hired Taddeo Vender as director, according to LinkedIn

Middle-market lender LBC promotes seven
Middle-market direct lender LBC Credit Partners has announced the promotions of seven team members

Carlyle's head of origination for credit earns promotion to partner
Carlyle Group has announced 58 senior promotions across all its global offices: eight to partner, 19 to managing director and 31 to principal/director

BNP Paribas adds experienced fund financing specialist to its Paris offices
BNP Paribas has hired an experienced professional to its fund financing team. The new recruit will cover loan funds

European loan specialist leaves Partners Group
A European corporate loan specialist, who covered both CLOs and direct lending funds, has parted company with Partners Group, a spokesperson for the company confirms

Ex-Pine River, Varde and Whitebox officials join forces to launch US direct lender
Former Varde Partners professional Neal Johnson has launched a direct lending firm called Hunter Street Partners, which includes partners that have served at some of the credit industry's most well known fund managers

New York direct lender announces three senior promotions
Direct lender Abacus slides three counters across into the promoted section

Minneapolis mezzanine lender announces promotion
GMB Mezzanine Capital has promoted its vice president Judd Stevens to principal, according to a press release

Rothschild's Yeates joins Investcorp to head European credit funds business
Credit veteran Phil Yeates has joined Investcorp Credit Management as a managing director and head of its European credit funds business, according to an announcement this morning

LGIM hires three to private credit team
Legal and General Investment Management Real Assets (LGIM) has announced three senior hires to its private credit business 

Former Octopus credit manager inks deal to join bridging lender
London bridging lender Octane Capital has hired Graham Macaulay from Octopus Property

UK manager hires two to lead British Business Bank-sponsored debt funds
UK-based Maven Capital Partners has announced the appointment of Steve Lewis and Jonathan Lowe as investment directors to lead two debt fund teams

Dyal purchases minority stake in Cerberus's mid market credit unit
Neuberger Berman affiliate Dyal Capital Partners has purchased a minority stake in Cerberus Business Finance (CBF), the middle-market direct lending unit of Cerberus Capital Management

Carlyle poaches Varagon official as it strengthens private credit team
Carlyle Group has made a senior-level hire to its private credit group in New York with the firm adding managing director Inoki Suarez to its ranks

Ares promotes credit veteran to CEO
Ares Management has appointed Michael Arougheti as its chief executive officer. Arougheti is one of the founders of Ares and is also a partner in the firm’s credit business