Private equity firm poaches team of eight to launch private credit
Private equity firm LongWater Opportunities has launched a new US private credit and capital solutions strategy focused on the lower-middle market

Polen Capital adds senior member to private credit team
Polen Capital's private credit business has added a new senior director, private capital solutions who joins from Summit Partners

Fortress taps BlackRock for sponsor coverage hire
Fortress Investment Group has hired a new director to focus on sponsor coverage and origination in in Fortress’ credit business

Resignation of Texas bankruptcy judge David R Jones raises potential for vacating prior rulings in legacy cases
Debtwire's full breakdown of the situation explains all the details of a resignation that threatens chaos for both active and historic restructurings, including cases like J.C. Penney and Neiman Marcus

Clifford Chance expands US leveraged finance group
The US leveraged finance team has hired new partner, and transfered another partner from Clifford's London office

BNP Paribas adds big-name buy-side tranche trader
BNP Paribas has hired a new CDX Tranche Market Maker from the buy-side

Golub expands fundraising in Latin America with new hire
The new hire from Lazard will work in the US offshore market, alongside institutional and private wealth investors in Latin America

ICG taps Apollo partner as head of US liquid credit
The new head of US liquid credit has been tasked with helping grow ICG's US credit business

Capital Four beefs up US credit team with three new hires
The Danish-based credit manager is expanding its US presence

Direct lending firm hires partner from Blue Owl
The newest addition to the team will focus on product and business development

Point72 hires credit investment veteran for portfolio manager role
The new hire will join the firm's macro business team

Mount Street taps Dechert exec for client development role
The European-headquartered third-party loan servicer and credit asset manager is expanding Stateside. 

Comvest Partners adds new head of investor relations from BlackRock
The newest addition to the firm's senior-level team has been tasked with managing investor relations across direct lending, private equity and special opportunities investment strategies

Credit funds at a glance (September 2023)
A round-up of people moves and fund raising  

Walleye Capital adds credit volatility portfolio manager from Squarepoint Capital

Minnesota-headquartered Walleye Capital has hired a new portfolio manager specializing in credit volatility

Orix USA names head of East Coast for Growth Capital business

Orix USA seeks to grow East Coast division of Growth Capital business with new hire. 

Middle-market lender grows with new hires and promotions
Connecticut-based middle market investment firm Ironwood Capital grows team

Santander taps Credit Suisse dealmaker

Santander Corporate and Investment Banking hires new managing director from Credit Suisse

Proskauer welcomes back seasoned private credit lawyer, this time as partner
Proskauer welcomes back seasoned lawyer as partner to private credit group

Cresset has named new head of private credit
Cresset Partners taps new head of private credit from Midwest Holdings

West coast manager adds new global co-head to securitized group
Peter Van Gelderen will take up the role of global co-head of the securitized group in Los Angeles in October

Angelo Gordon brings in BlackRock exec for credit team
Angelo Gordon expands distressed debt and special situations team with new hire from BlackRock

New York Life Investments taps member of Jefferies credit team

New York Life Investments has hired a member of the Jefferies Credit Partners loans team as director of high yield and leveraged loans

Sixth Street taps Goldman Sachs exec for co-chief investment officer
Sixth Street Partners taps Goldman Sachs veteran Julian Salisbury for co-chief investment officer role

Angelo Gordon strengthens structured credit team
Angelo Gordon announced a mix of internal promotions and new hires for its structured credit team yesterday.