BlackRock to merge infra and real estate platforms as key figure departs
BlackRock is restructuring its infastructure and real estate platforms into a real assets division, sources say

Capitala adds ex-Monroe official to lead Texas origination
Capitala Group has appointed an ex-Monroe managing director  to lead the origination in its newly opened Dallas office

Prudential adds mid market energy specialist to lead fund origination
Prudential Capital Group, the private capital arm of PGIM, has appointed a managing director of Prudential Capital Energy Partners

Churchill appoints head of underwriting
Churchill Asset Management has announced several promotions including head of underwriting and managing director, underwriting and portfolio management

Och-Ziff adds structured credit specialist to team in New York
Och Ziff Capital Management has added to its structured credit team with the appointment of a former Crayhill official 

DTCC appoints Deriv/Serv board chairman to replace Thompson
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed a replacement board chairman of its Deriv/Serv credit derivatives repository following the retirement of Larry Thompson in December

Orrick adds two CLO specialists as partners
Law firm Orrick has bolstered the firm’s structured finance group with the appointment of two CLO specialists 

LBC hires former GE official as managing director in Chicago
LBC has made a senior hire to its direct lending business and has also promoted one of its managing directors to partner

Marathon adds distressed specialist as credit trader to its New York team
Marathon Asset Management has appointed an experienced credit trader from Cantor Fitzgerald 

Arnold & Porter adds restructuring partner in New York
Arnold & Porter has bolstered its restructuring and bankruptcy practice in New York with the appointment of a former Morrison & Foerster partner

Morgan Lewis adds CLO partner to its Washington office
Law firm Morgan Lewis has bolstered its structured credit division, hiring a former Clearly Gottlieb partner 

Lazard appoints co-heads of sustainable investment and ESG
Lazard Asset Management has appointed co-heads of sustainable investment and ESG across both sides of the Atlantic 

Värde names co-deputy CIO and two partners
Värde Partners has announced the promotion of its global head of private debt, transportation and energy to deputy chief investment officer 

CVC Credit hires investor relations director from BlueBay
CVC Credit has appointed a former BlueBay official to its investor relations team

Carlyle Aviation appoints new managing director
The $5.6 billion recently acquired unit of asset manager Carlyle Group has appointed a new managing director and co-head of aviation  

Global Atlantic hires deputy CIO
Global Atlantic Financial Group has appointed Anup Agarwal as Deputy Chief Investment Officer.  

Disagreement between Sound Point and former portfolio manager comes to an end
The long-running dispute between portfolio manager Jeff Teach and his former employer Sound Point Capital Management has been brought to an end following a final arbitration award

Callan hires Cliffwater senior MD as head of alternatives
Callan, an institutional investment consultant, has appointed Pete Keliuotis as head of alternatives and executive vice president.  

JP Morgan AM's global fixed income chief steps down
JP Morgan Asset Management’s global fixed income and currency and commodities group chief investment officer has departed the firm, a spokesperson has confirmed

Eversheds Sutherland promotes debt specialist to partner
Eversheds Sutherland has promoted one of its Washington based lawyers to partner

Stone Harbor appoints co-CIO and high yield co-heads
Stone Harbor Investment Partners, the New York headquartered credit fund manager, has opted to share out its chief investment officer responsibilities

GSO co-founder plans new credit business
GSO Capital Partners co-founder Tripp Smith is launching his own credit management firm, according to a report by Bloomberg

Direct lender Twin Brook hires managing director in Chicago
The middle-market direct lender has expanded its team with the hire of a managing director

New Zealand Superannuation Fund hires CIO
New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has appointed Stephen Gilmore to serve as chief investment officer  

FS hires ex-JP Morgan AM official to lead business development
FS Investments has appointed an experienced official to drive the firm’s growth