Morgan Stanley snags Credit Suisse structuring veteran
Morgan Stanley has hired a structured credit veteran to run its corporate credit financing business in EMEA

Stonepeak hires veteran investor to expand credit team
Stonepeak, an asset manager specializing in infrastructure, announced that Michael Leitner has joined the firm as a senior managing director.

Brightwood names former Wells Fargo MD as new chief credit officer
Brightwood Capital Advisors has hired Eric Pratt as chief credit officer in New York

Pantheon hits $590 million close on second credit opportunities fund
The fundraise means Pantheon has raised $3 billion for its private credit secondaries strategy since its dedicated launch in 2018

Blackstone Credit hires Euro capital markets head in newly created role
An experienced official from Morgan Stanley has landed at Blackstone Credit to oversee capital markets origination in Europe across liquid and private strategies

Credit funds at a glance (May 2023)
A round-up of people moves and fund raising

Marathon hires consultant relations co-head from AB
Marathon Asset Management has hired Scott Boyle as managing director and co-head of consultant relations in New York

Fundraising specialist joins Moelis in New York
Moelis has announced the hire of an experienced fund placement and fundraising specialist as managing director and senior member of its private funds advisory unit.

Golub bolsters European presence with three hires in London
Golub Capital has bolstered its European private credit team with three hires in London

Proskaeur hires CFO specialist from SocGen
Proskauer has announced the appointment of Matthew Kerfoot as partner in its finance group in New York

Permira brings in Carlyle European special sits co-head for new business
Permira has strengthened its new strategic opportunities busines

First Eagle promotes four across syndicated loans and direct lending
First Eagle Alternative Credit has promoted four officials to senior-level roles across its direct lending and syndicated loans businesses

Orix USA makes two senior appointments to investor solutions unit
Orix Corporation USA has hired two managing directors to its investor solutions division

Credit funds at a glance (February 2023)
A round up of people moves and fundraising

Investcorp hires Alcentra official as private credit co-head steps down
It follows as Investcorp’s current private credit co-head Chris Jansen will “take on an advisory role and retire later this year after ensuring a smooth transition”

Senior Investcorp official lands at wealth manager
A well-known name in the CLO industry has landed at a wealth management firm 

AlbaCore promotes two employees to partner
AlbaCore Capital Group has promoted investor relations specialist Zeynep Tumer Bayazid and deputy chief operating officer Micaela Kelley to partner

Blackstone promotes Marshall to global head of private credit strategies
Blackstone has promoted Brad Marshall to global head of private credit strategies

PSP and Aimco form credit partnership as Aimco poaches its global credit head
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP) and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (Aimco) have struck a remarkable agreement which sees the pair jointly invest in credit and the transfer of a senior figure. 

Reed Smith brings in private credit specialist as partner in London
Reed Smith has brought in a lawyer from McGuireWoods to its financial industry group

Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Novicap raises €200m for credit platform and passes €1bn volume
Novicap, a fintech company offering working capital optimisation solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporations, has raised €200 million for its credit platform and hit a €1 billion trade milestone

Pictet hires private credit heads for France and Dach as it plots 2023 fund launch
Pictet Asset Management has expanded its new private credit team with several hires, including heads of private debt for France and Germany.

Ares senior official joins Vista to lead direct lending
Vista Credit Partners has appointed an experienced Ares official to lead its direct lending efforts

Atalaya hires managing director in specialty finance practice
Atalaya Capital Management has hired Bharath Subramanian as managing director in its specialty finance practice in New York