PSP and Aimco form credit partnership as Aimco poaches its global credit head
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP) and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (Aimco) have struck a remarkable agreement which sees the pair jointly invest in credit and the transfer of a senior figure. 

Reed Smith brings in private credit specialist as partner in London
Reed Smith has brought in a lawyer from McGuireWoods to its financial industry group

Hedge fund seeks structured credit PM with strategy expansion
European hedge fund Ironshield Capital is looking to expand into structured credit with the London-headquartered manager seeking a structured credit portfolio manager or portfolio team to manage a new structured credit fund

Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Novicap raises €200m for credit platform and passes €1bn volume
Novicap, a fintech company offering working capital optimisation solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporations, has raised €200 million for its credit platform and hit a €1 billion trade milestone

Brevan Howard hires CMBS specialist
Brevan Howard has added to its New York structured credit team

Pictet hires private credit heads for France and Dach as it plots 2023 fund launch
Pictet Asset Management has expanded its new private credit team with several hires, including heads of private debt for France and Germany.

Ares senior official joins Vista to lead direct lending
Vista Credit Partners has appointed an experienced Ares official to lead its direct lending efforts

HIG adds capital raising clout with senior credit and PE hires
HIG Capital has added to its global credit and private equity businesses with three senior appointments

Sculptor and Och reconcile as sale process kicks off
Sculptor Capital Management is looking for a buyer after forming a special committee and building bridges with its founder Daniel Och

Senior Oak Hill trader joins LedgerComm as it crafts loan settlement solution
A senior loan official has joined LedgerComm as the firm aims to provide loan market participants with better data 

Atalaya hires managing director in specialty finance practice
Atalaya Capital Management has hired Bharath Subramanian as managing director in its specialty finance practice in New York

Medalist and Semper form partnership to jointly invest in structured credit
Medalist Partners and Semper Capital Management have joined forces in a partnership which results in the pair co-investing in structured credit.

Valeur hires ISP's structured credit head as it takes over management of CLO fund
Valeur and ISP Group’s collaboration on the CLO fund started in April 2020 with Valeur offering structuring services for the fund within its Ardesia platform

New Holland hires business development co-head
New Holland Capital has hired a director of business development

Credit funds at a glance (November 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Sculptor CEO Levin refutes "personal issue" accusation by ex-chief Och
Sculptor Capital Management’s independent board and the company’s chief executive officer and chief investment officer Jimmy Levin have fired back at former CEO and founder Daniel Och after he cited a “personal issue” in reference to Levin’s past

Investment manager launches to finance non-sponsored mid market
A new alternative manager launched Monday with a focus on debt and equity investments in non-sponsored, lower middle market businesses in North America

Angelo Gordon makes senior hire to cater to insurance company investors
Angelo Gordon is expanding into investment solutions for insurance companies after hiring from JP Morgan 

Deutsche hires credit strategy head from rival bank
Deutsche Bank has hired a new head to oversee European and US credit strategy

DWS hires regional heads for direct lending business
DWS Group has unveiled two senior appointments to it European direct lending team

Former Ares partner resurfaces at US multi-strategy asset manager
An experienced credit portfolio manager who worked at Ares and BlueBay has returned to the credit industry 

CIFC hires Carlyle's credit investor relations head
CIFC Asset Management has hired T Michael Johnson as managing director and co-head of business development

Allspring adds two portfolio managers to European high yield unit
Allspring Global Investments has strengthened its European high yield team

Credit funds at a glance (October 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit