Tikehau hires head of French private debt
Tikehau Capital has hired a head of France and chief operating officer within the firm’s €8.9 billion private debt team

Kartesia prioritises ESG with newly created role
Kartesia says it has appointed Coralie De Maesschack as head of ESG and corporate, social responsibilities (CSR) in a newly-created role

Credit funds at a glance (January 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

HPS managing director joins Ares direct lending team in New York
Ares Management has added to its direct lending team in New York

Two senior CQS officials launch European distressed debt firm
Two senior CQS officials have launched their own boutique distressed debt firm, named Broadstone Credit Partners

Arcmont hires Dach business development head from Barings
Arcmont Asset Management has appointed a head of Dach (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) business development

CVC brings in BlackRock and Park Square private credit pair as partners
CVC has made two senior appointments to its private credit team, including a co-head of private credit

KKR promotes three in credit team to managing director
KKR has unveiled 26 promotions globally to managing director, including three in credit

Mariner spin-out hires private debt specialist as CIO
Newmarket, which focuses on environmental and social themes, has appointed a CIO from a consultancy firm

Citadel PM joins hedge fund manager as global head of credit
A Citadel portfolio manager and former BlueMountain Capital Management partner has taken a top credit role at a fund manager

Wingspire taps Garrison managing director for head of underwriting
Wingspire Capital has hired an ex-Garrison Investment Group official as managing director and national head of underwriting

PGIM hires senior European lev fin PM
PGIM has hired the former head of European high yield and global loans at Aberdeen Standard Investments

Nassau looks to build in energy and infrastructure debt with big hire
Nassau has hired a managing director with a mandate of building out its energy, infrastructure and ESG debt investment portfolio

BNP Paribas AM names CIOs for real estate and infra debt
BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced four Paris-based appointments within its private debt and real assets team, including chief investment officers for its real estate debt and infrastructure debt team

Owl Rock hires in London for investor relations push
Owl Rock Capital, a New York headquartered manager, has made a senior hire to help build its investor base across the Atlantic 

Ex-Highland officials launch Dallas credit management firm
Former officials at Highland Capital Management - Mark Okada, Jack Yang and Trey Parker - have launched a new credit investment firm in Dallas named Sycamore Tree Capital Partners, with plans to invest in and issue CLOs as part of a focus on traded credit, structured products and special situations

Direct lender Scio names three-person advisory board
Scio Capital, a London-based direct lender, has named three people to its newly-founded advisory board

Brigade and former partner clash over spac plans
Brigade Capital Management is locked in a dispute with a former partner over his ambition to launch a special purpose acquisition company (spac)

GSO to rebrand as Blackstone Credit
GSO Capital Partners, the credit management arm of the Blackstone Group, is set to rebrand itself as Blackstone Credit

Head of Emea secondary loan trading leaves bank
The head of Emea secondary loan trading at a UK bank is said to have departed at the end of last month

Wriedt’s boutique vehicle eyes rent-to-own strategy
Long-time CLO specialist Oliver Wriedt is pursuing opportunities across a range of sectors as part of his new business, which seeks to make minority equity investments in boutique asset managers

WTW to tackle lack of diversity across investment industry
Progress on diversity across the investment industry is “disappointingly slow”, according to research from Willis Towers Watson

Credit funds at a glance (November 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

BofA sees fruits of its labour after rebuilding macro credit and index businesses
Bank of America is among the dealers that is revelling in the re-emergence of relative value credit trading this year with the bank's index tranche and index trading volumes up roughly 85% and 70% this year

Fintech provider Allvue Systems appoints CEO
Allvue Systems, a provider of investment technology solutions to fund managers and investors in private debt, private equity and alternative assets including loans and CLOs, has named Mark Heimbouch as chief executive officer