Apollo appoints head of credit valuations from sell-side
Apollo has appointed a head of credit valuations, as its previous head of credit valuations has transitioned internally to cover private equity valuations

Loomis Sayles snags eight-person European credit team from Kempen
Loomis Sayles & Company has added an eightperson European credit team from Kempen Capital Management

Pemberton hires from Alcentra in bid to boost North American investor base
Pemberton has appointed a former Alcentra official to the newly created role as managing director for North American business development, as it seeks to expand its US and Canadian investor base

Squarepoint adds former bank credit trading head in London
Squarepoint Capital, a cross-asset fund manager that uses systematic and quantitative strategies, has hired a former global credit trading head at Societe Generale to lead fixed income, currencies and commodities alpha capture

NXT CEO to retire next year
The chairman and chief executive officer of NXT Capital, Robert Radway, is retiring late next year

Former Brevan Howard PM rejoins and brings macro funds with him
The chief investment officer of Cove Capital is returning to Brevan Howard four years after leaving the firm.

Thoma Bravo brings in ex-Goldman veteran to spearhead credit division
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has appointed an ex-Goldman Sachs official veteran to spearhead the firm’s credit division

BlackRock co-head of direct lending set to depart
The co-head of direct lending at BlackRock and Tennenbaum Capital Partner’s special situations unit is set to leave the firm by the end of the year

Alcentra hires Mulshine as head of US distribution
Alcentra has hired a new head of US distribution from Lazard

Loomis Sayles promotes deputy CIO to top job
Loomis Sayles has named a replacement chief investment officer, following the retirement of incumbent CIO Jae Park

Antares names loan head successor following retirement
Peter Nolan, head of loan syndicate, sales and trading at Antares Capital is set to retire from the $27 billion firm

New credit hedge fund manager hires from Man GLG in London
A start-up credit fund manager has added to its ranks by hiring a portfolio manager

Lazard AM adds boutique's four-person long/short credit team
Lazard Asset Management has expanded its $4.5 billion ‘alternative investment’ platform by bringing on board the credit team from boutique Coherence Capital Partners

New York fund manager hires former Ellington CSO specialist
A credit fund manager has hired a structured credit specialist to cover corporate credit and structured credit products such as CLOs and CSOs

Former LibreMax official reunites with colleague at distressed firm
A6 co-founder Michael Fine, former head of corporate credit at LibreMax, has appointed a former colleague as head of trading and research

Värde names deputy CEO and several promotions
The transitional appointments follow George Hicks, co-founder and co-CEO, saying in July last year he would move to an executive chair role by the end of 2021

Syz hires former Brigade official as it pushes into litigation finance
Syz Capital has appointed a head of special situations and uncorrelated strategies, as part of the firm’s push into litigation finance

Z Capital hires from DFG and CVC
Z Capital Group has added loan specialists from CVC Credit Partners and DFG Investment Group in New York

Cliffwater hires capital markets head
Cliffwater, an advisory and asset management firm, has created a new head of capital markets role

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

Former GoldenTree high-flyers launch structured credit firm in Los Angeles
A former GoldenTree senior portfolio manager and business development specialist have launched an asset manager that will invest across an array of structured credit, including CLOs, synthetics and private transactions

Brigade appoints ex-Schroders official as CEO
Brigade Capital Management has appointed a former Schroders co-head of fixed income as CEO 

BlueBay hires former Marathon European CIO for special situations unit
BlueBay Asset Management has poached an official from Blantyre Capital to take on the newly created role

Ex-Fortress official launches $1.5 billion litigation finance firm with Tetragon backing
The new business is backed by Tetragon’s TFG Asset Management, which will receive a minority equity interest, while Fortress has entered into co-investment agreements with the newly launched firm 

Tranche market maker jumps to buy-side
BNP Paribas' New York based market maker for credt index tranches has left the bank after seven years