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

Direct lender Apera bolsters Munich office with UniCredit hire
Direct lender Apera Asset Management has appointed a principal in the firm’s Munich office focused on Dach (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) investments

Morgan Stanley hires leveraged loan MD from Credit Suisse
Morgan Stanley has hired a leveraged loan managing director in London with over 15 years' market experience

SocGen promotes cross-asset solutions specialist
Societe Generale has named a global head of economics, cross-asset and quant research

ICG hires two for its European real estate debt platform
Intermediate Capital Group has hired two managing directors to its European real estate debt platform, according to an announcement today

Sculptor CEO Shafir to step down with CIO taking dual role
Sculptor Capital Management has announced that its chief investment officer will take also take on the role of chief executive officer, effective 1 April 2021

Hayfin brings in structured credit big hitters in New York
Hayfin Capital Management has bolstered its structured credit division in New York

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

Tikehau appoints head of capital market strategies
Tikehau Capital has appointed a head of capital market strategies effective today,  responsible for overseeing the firm’s €3.8 billion bond, equity and flexible investment strategies

BNP Paribas AM appoints head of real estate debt after departure
BNP Paribas Asset Management has promoted Christophe Montcerisier to head of real estate debt

Pimco promotes European HY head to global head of loans
Pimco has promoted David Forgash to head of global leveraged loans and has appointed ex-Deutsche Bank official Roman Kogan to its European commercial real estate team 

Border to Coast bolsters 'alternatives' business with PM hire
The pension fund has hired a portfolio manager for alternative investments, including private credit, private equity and infrastructure  

HIG bolsters European direct lending presence with Amsterdam hire
HIG WhiteHorse has appointed a former NIBC official to its direct lending team in Amsterdam, according to market sources

Former JP Morgan credit prop trader relaunches credit hedge fund
Palm Lane Partners is relaunching – two years after the credit hedge fund manager looked to spin out of JP Morgan Asset Management

Batleon expands credit team with PM hire
Asset manager Bantleon has hired a credit portfolio manager and desk analyst, as the organisation looks to strengthen its bond portfolio management team

Asset manager takes new approach with special sits fund as co-head leaves
A large global asset manager is looking to allocate to junior debt in performing comapnies after parting ways with the co-head of its special situations business

Nordea's former head of sustainable loans resurfaces at Handelsbanken
The former head of sustainable loans at Nordea will join Handelsbanken debt capital markets team in May

BlackRock hires former KKR official to head European private capital markets
A leveraged finance veteran has joined BlackRock as European head of the firm’s private capital markets business in London, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Axa IM brings together real assets and structured finance in reorganisation
Axa Investment Managers is set to split its platform in two with an 'alternatives' business and a 'core' division  

BlueBay adds distressed specialist to EM credit team
The hire follows BlueBay appointing Mihai Florian in January to develop the firm’s capabilities in illiquid emerging market corporate credit 

Another EM portfolio manager leaves NNIP for William Blair
William Blair Investment Management has hired Johnny Chen as a portfolio manager in SIngapore, in what marks the latest defection from NN Investment Partners' emerging  market debt team to William Blair  

Kartesia hires former Santander official to lead UK senior debt origination
Kartesia has appointed former a Santander official to lead UK senior debt investments 

Dechert adds restructuring partner in London
Dechert has added a former Shearman & Sterling official as a partner in its global financial restructuring practice

LGIM hires ESG head for real assets division
Legal & General Investment Management’s LGIM Real Assets has appointed Sheun Chan as head of environmental, social and corporate governance  

Davidson Kempner hires ex-Barclays convertibles research head
DavidsonKempner, the investment management firm, has hired the former head of European and Asian convertibles research at Barclays to manage convertible bonds in its London office