Oak Hill appoints sole head of European credit as ex-partner takes on new role
One of Oak Hill Advisors’ most senior staffers has stepped into a senior advisory role

CEO of Blackstone's hedge fund solution platform steps aside
Blackstone has announced that J Tomilson Hill, president and chief executive officer of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), will be transitioning to a new role as chairman of BAAM

Florida manager taps former Hildene marketing head in IR role
III Capital Management has hired an investor relations professional from Hildene Capital Management

Up-and-coming fund manager Revolution makes big structured credit hire
Sydney’s Revolution Asset Management has made a big hire, signalling its intent in the global structured credit markets

Fund of hedge fund operator appoints new CFO and COO
Alternative investment firm Gapstow has appointed a new chief financial officer and chief operating officer, promoting internally to fill the roles

Credit Suisse brings in structured credit veteran to business development role
Credit Suisse has strengthened its securitised products team in New York, hiring a business development official to a team led by global structured credit head Jay Kim

Apollo's credit chief Zelter takes on new role as co-president
Credit veteran James Zelter been elevated to co-president at Apollo Global Management

New European credit firm hires investor relations head from CQS after strong start
A recently-launched fund manager has hired from CQS after raising roughly €100 million for its debut credit opps fund

Los Angeles firm takes over Greenwich-based direct lending BDC
Oaktree has taken over management of its newly acquired direct lending unit, which was formerly known as Fifth Street Finance Corp

White & Case promotes three credit lawyers to partners in US and Europe
White & Case has announced the promotion of three lawyers with credit expertise to its partnership in offices across the US and Europe

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

Goldman's former head of structured credit trading to move to the buy side
Goldman Sachs veteran Jerry Ouderkirk is joining Pretium Partners, according to a Bloomberg report

LibreMax eyes esoteric assets as it makes major structured credit hire
Market sources say US hedge fund manager is looking beyond hedge fund structures for a new business aimed at esoteric credit assets. To lead this project, the firm has hired a big name in CLOs and structured 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

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

Highland appoints co-CIO with internal promotion
Dallas-based Highland Capital Management has promoted credit research specialist Trey Parker to co-chief investment officer

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

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

Medley adds managing director to its fundraising team
A marketing official who previously worked at Oak Hill Advisors has landed at Medley Management’s San Francisco offices

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Debtwire CMBS round-up: Credit Suisse looks to add to its US trading team
Credit Suisse is looking to further expand its secondary CMBS trading business by hiring a trader to its existing four-person trading team, according to a report on Debtwire

Ex-Swiss Re structured credit head leaves insurance company in New York
Insurer has lost structured credit specialist who served as CIO, according to well-placed sources.

BlueMountain hires fund distribution specialist from Paulson
BlueMountain Capital Management has poached Claudio Macchetto from Paulson and assigned him to the newly created position of head of platform distribution

ABS trader joins Barclays in London
Market sources say that Barclays has added an ABS trader to its team in London

Ex-Goldman CLO trader takes on new role at Morgan Stanley
A structured credit pro - who earlier in his career spent five years trading CLOs out of London - has landed at Morgan Stanley in a new role