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

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

SC Lowy hires illiquid credit trader from Morgan Stanley
SC Lowy has appointed a Morgan Stanley official to its European credit trading team based in London

MeDirect names replacement corporate credit head following Curtis departure
MeDirect has hired a former NatWest Markets official as head of corporate credit

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

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

Two senior CQS officials launch European distressed debt firm
Two senior CQS officials have launched their own boutique distressed debt firm, named Broadstone Credit Partners

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

PGIM hires senior European lev fin PM
PGIM has hired the former head of European high yield and global loans at Aberdeen Standard Investments

BNP Paribas AM names CIOs for real estate and infra debt
BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced four Paris-based appointments within its private debt and real assets team, including chief investment officers for its real estate debt and infrastructure debt team

Direct lender Scio names three-person advisory board
Scio Capital, a London-based direct lender, has named three people to its newly-founded advisory board

Head of Emea secondary loan trading leaves bank
The head of Emea secondary loan trading at a UK bank is said to have departed at the end of last month

Wriedt’s boutique vehicle eyes rent-to-own strategy
Long-time CLO specialist Oliver Wriedt is pursuing opportunities across a range of sectors as part of his new business, which seeks to make minority equity investments in boutique asset managers

WTW to tackle lack of diversity across investment industry
Progress on diversity across the investment industry is “disappointingly slow”, according to research from Willis Towers Watson

Credit funds at a glance (November 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Apollo appoints head of credit valuations from sell-side
Apollo has appointed a head of credit valuations, as its previous head of credit valuations has transitioned internally to cover private equity valuations

Loomis Sayles snags eight-person European credit team from Kempen
Loomis Sayles & Company has added an eightperson European credit team from Kempen Capital Management

Pemberton hires from Alcentra in bid to boost North American investor base
Pemberton has appointed a former Alcentra official to the newly created role as managing director for North American business development, as it seeks to expand its US and Canadian investor base

Squarepoint adds former bank credit trading head in London
Squarepoint Capital, a cross-asset fund manager that uses systematic and quantitative strategies, has hired a former global credit trading head at Societe Generale to lead fixed income, currencies and commodities alpha capture

Former Brevan Howard PM rejoins and brings macro funds with him
The chief investment officer of Cove Capital is returning to Brevan Howard four years after leaving the firm.