Mizuho appoints US and European credit trading heads in leadership shake-up
The hires include a newly created CLO role, head of credit trading, and head of special situations and illiquid trading 

Permira adds hire to start credit opportunities business
Permira Debt Managers is building out a unit in London to invest in special situations and credit opportunities and has hired a distressed and high yield specialist to help establish the business

Senior CVC official lands at direct lender Graycliff
He co-founded the firm's US mid-market lending platform 

Deutsche Bank rehires Nordic sales head after senior official moves to buy side
The bank is bringing in a Barclays official to replace him, in a slightly more broader role, say market sources

Barclays financials credit trader jumps to another bank
A Barclays senior financials credit trader in London has left the firm and is heading to another bank, say market sources

Varde distressed credit MD departs in London
Varde Parters has lost a managing director from its London operations, according to market sources

EQT extends push into Nordic direct lending with Nordea hire
The hire follows increased activity for EQT Credit in the region with three recent direct lending deals announced in the Nordic region 

Mizuho’s credit trading head departs in London
Mizuho's head of credit trading has departed after just over a year, a spokesperson at the bank has confirmed.

GLG adds special situations portfolio manager in London
Man GLG has appointed a senior official who previously worked at Abraaj Group, Creditflux has learned

Hermes adds to its direct lending team in London
Hermes Investment Management has added to its private debt team in London, Creditflux has learned.

Northleaf adds newly-created business development role in London
The new hire will lead the Toronto-based firm's business development and investor relations activities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Ellington hires business development head in London
Ellington Management Group has appointed Jonas Frantz to head up business development in Europe and the Middle East, according to market sources

Head of direct lending parts ways with Aberdeen Standard
After over three years at the helm, the head of direct lending has left Aberdeen Standard Investments  

ICG hires from Cerberus as it prepares for distressed opportunities
Intermediate Capital Group has announced that Alan Ross has joined from Cerberus Capital Management to work on special situations credit

Direct lender Cordet poaches Rothschild mezzanine veteran
Cordet Capital Partners has appointed a Rothschild veteran to its team in London 

Barclays re-hires credit structurer
A credit structurer in London has returned to Barclays after taking a career break from the bank

Credit Suisse adds special situations trading head among raft of hires
Credit Suisse has continued to build momentum in its credit business with the hire of a managing director to head special situations and loan trading with its Europe, Middle East and Africa credit products business, following on from nine others across its London and New York credit business

IFM grows debt European debt team
IFM Investors, the AUD 117.1bn institutional investor, has expanded its debt EMEA team with the appointments of Lucie Mixeras and Rachel Fleming.  

BNP Paribas AM hires Robeco investment specialist for quant strategies
BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Grégory Taïeb for the newly-created role of investment specialist within the firm’s multi-asset, quantitative and solutions investment group, which includes investments in credit.  

SC Lowy hires Nomura trading head to drive European loan business
SC Lowy, the Hong Kong headquartered fixed income boutique, has hired Nomura's head loan trader in Europe

Pimco appoints former JP Morgan AM official as head of Switzerland
The new hire will be responsible for client management and developing strategic growth opportunities

BNP Paribas Wealth appoints head of private equity and private debt investments
The appointment supports what the firm sees as "a significant pick up in clients’ appetite" for the asset classes

Oak Hill reshuffles leadership in Europe
Oak Hill Advisors has appointed three long-serving members of its investment and business development teams to lead the European office

UBS unveils combined leveraged debt capital markets group structure
The new business will be led by Brendan Connolly, according to an internal memo 

White & Case bolsters direct lending practice with partner in London
White & Case has appointed Fergus Wheeler as a partner