EQT adds director to credit opportunities team
EQT Credit has made a hire from Santander in London

Newly launched Kyma appoints two senior investment analysts
Kyma Capital, co-founded by former GSO Capital Partners executive Akshay Shah earlier this year, has added two investment analysts in London

GSO managing director set to join Platinum to build new credit unit
Platinum Equity has appointed Michael Fabiano to build out a new credit unit to complement the firm’s existing equity platform. He will join in January 2019 and will be based in New York

Värde appoints business development and investor relations head in London
Global alternative investment firm Värde Partners has appointed Shannon Gallagher as head of business development and investor relations for EMEA

CVC hires credit sourcing specialist as managing director
 CVC Credit has hired Josefa Llinares as managing director, responsible for sourcing credit opportunities across the platform

Kirkland brings in Bain lawyer as partner
Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis has added Bain Capital's in-house counsel Ranesh Ramanathan as corporate partner

Credit portfolio manager leaves event-driven fund manager
A credit opportunities portfolio manager has left event-driven investing firm Water Island Capital

Goldman drops New Mountain and makes a new hire in subadvisor switch-up
The Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives fund has switched up its suite of subadvisors, with New Mountain no longer managing event driven and credit strategies for that fund

Former CQS credit CIO Finch joins Man GLG in top credit role
Man Group has hired Simon Finch as CIO of credit at its Man GLG unit

CarVal distressed specialist departs after three and a half years in London
Maxime Hennequet has left CarVal Investors after more than three years at the firm, Creditflux has learned

Structured credit PM earns promotion as Pimco unveils new managing directors
Structured credit portfolio manager Russell Gannaway is among seven officials to have been promoted to managing director at Pimco

Och-Ziff's head of European private credit set to join Carlyle
Carlyle Group has made a high profile hire to its credit team in London

Credit specialist poaches Goldman Sach's Eric Muller in New York
Credit specialist Oak Hill Advisors has hired New York-based Eric Muller from Goldman Sachs Group, according to a market source

Cowen brings together credit and equity for its sales and trading platform
Cowen has announced two senior appointments as part of its effort to align its credit and equity trading platforms

Tetragon shuts down distressed debt fund amid claims of fundraising struggles
Tetragon Financial Group is shuttering one of its subsidiary’s funds amid claims of troubles with fundraising

CLO manager bids farewell to distressed debt specialist in New York
A principal at Octagon Credit Investors has left the firm after four years, but the company is tight-lipped about the circumstances around the move

Distressed credit chief departs Man Group amid rumoured fund shutdown
Himanshu Gulati has left Man Group after three years at the firm, where he served as head of US distressed credit and special situations

Goldman distressed debt specialist to join HPS in London
London-based Frederick Morris is leaving Goldman Sachs and moving to HPS Investment Partners, Creditflux has learned

Texas manager hires Lone Star’s Stahl as MD for distressed credit
Texas-based real estate private equity firm Pennybacker Capital has appointed a new managing director of distressed credit and special situations

Brigade co-founder to leave the firm
Brigade Capital Management's co-founder Pat Kelly is leaving the firm, according to market sources

Highland expands institutional business team with two new hires
Dallas-headquartered Highland Capital Management today announced the hire of two institutional business development professionals, who have joined in anticipation of increased opportunities in distressed credit

Angelo Gordon hires new global distressed debt head from GSO
New York-based Angelo, Gordon & Co has appointed Ryan Mollett as global head of distressed debt 

Brokerage Exotix appoints global head of fixed income
London-based Exotix Capital has appointed Dean Tyler as global head of fixed income

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

BTIG bolsters New York credit team with four hires
Global financial services firm BTIG has announced several hires to strengthen its fixed income credit team, with the professionals joining from UBS, Seaport, Jefferies and Stifel