Credit funds lawyer becomes seventh to leave Ropes & Gray for rival law firm
Kirkland & Ellis has poached another funds lawyer from Ropes & Gray, naming James Board as the newest partner in its private investment funds team

UBS hires former BAML leveraged finance head in London
UBS has appointed a new managing director to its leveraged loan and high yield bond team. The new hire is a former Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank levereaged finance specialist

Seer's Lamont set to join European credit firm as managing partner
European merchant bank has signalled big plans in structured credit by hiring a well-known former Deutsche Bank figure

Insurance-affiliated manager hires from Pemberton for direct lending push
An asset manager with access to insurance company capital has hired the former UK & Ireland head of origination from Pemberton Asset Management

Canadian pension giant makes big hire for new European direct lending unit
Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ) has made its move into European direct lending

All change as Janus Henderson appoints new global head of fixed income
Janus Henderson Investors has announced the appointment of Jim Cielinski as global head of fixed income. The asset management giant has recently lost its head of credit 

Real estate advisor hires from CBRE for new structured finance unit
Cushman & Wakefield has launched a debt and structured finance unit in Amsterdam, appointing two specialists from CBRE to the team

Bridgepoint poaches ING leveraged finance star for new direct lending arm
Bridgepoint has hired an ING leveraged finance specialist to support its push into direct lending, sources say

GoldenTree partner joins Alcentra as co-chief investment officer in London
Vijay Rajguru, a partner at GoldenTree Asset Management, is joining Alcentra as its co-chief investment officer.

Debt communications firm Lucid launches trustee business with four hires
London-based debt issuer communications platform Lucid Issuer Services has made four senior hires and launched an agency and trustee services team

Muzinich opens shop in Dublin with aid of Irish private debt specialist
Muzinich & Co has opened a new office in Dublin, appointing an Irish private debt specialist from AIB

Saba's former head of Europe lands at large credit hedge fund manager
The former head of Europe for Saba Capital Management has become a London-based credit manager's second major hire in four months

CVC Credit appoints chairman as credit CIO steps down
CVC Credit Partners has today announced that Stephen Hickey will be leaving the firm for personal reasons. Joining the firm will be former JP Morgan leveraged finance head Hamish Buckland

Former Bain credit specialist joins North Wall as partner
North Wall added former Bain credit specialist Alexander Garnier to its ranks earlier this summer

Job opportunity with Fair Oaks Capital
Fair Oaks Capital is looking for an investment manager in New York

M&G Investments hires Credit Suisse securitised product finance head
London-based M&G Investments hires well known structured credit specialist Vaibhav Piplapure for investment role including SME loans

Muzinich taps L&G for UK institutional distribution role
Muzinich has named London-based Simon Males in the newly created role of UK head of institutional business

Direct lending fund manager Beechbrook hires for Manchester office
Jon Petty joins Beechbrook as an associate director from Deloitte

Macquarie confirms senior fund specialist appointment
Macquarie has hired former Investec fund finance specialist Steve Berry to head up its Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions division

Kirkland & Ellis poaches credit fund-focused partner from rival law firm
Anand Damodaran is the sixth partner Kirkland & Ellis has hired from Ropes & Gray this month, company announcements reveal. Earlier this month, Kirkland & Ellis hired a five-partner team focusing on investigations and government enforcement.

MUFG hires leveraged finance veteran in London
The firm has hired a new senior appointee to join its leveraged finance team as head of leveraged corporate origination and structuring

Marketing specialist earns promotion at Muzinich with new global role
Muzinich has promoted Josh Hughes to head of global distribution 

ING shuffles the pack as US loans veteran takes on new role in London
It’s all change over at ING with several of the bank’s senior loan specialists embarking on major relocations

Investec hires to its UK mid-market lending team
James Goût has joined Investec’s middle-market lending team in London after leaving Barclays

Structured credit specialist joins Danish pension fund as its CIO
A Copenhagen-based institution has brought in a structured credit pro fro Sampension to oversee its investment portfolio. Going forward, illiquid credit, including commercial real estate debt, is expected to feature more prominently in the pension fund's portfolio