Monroe Capital expands in Middle East with new hire and Abu Dhabi office
Monroe Capital has hired Waleed Noor as managing director and head of Middle East distribution, as private credit funds continue to target LPs in the region

BlackRock names new head of private credit for India
BlackRock's Maheshwar Nataraj gets a promotion as Dhruva Agarwal departs. 

Akin Gump hires Paul Hastings partner for private credit practice
The New York-based partner will join the growing special situations and private credit practice.

Schroders Capital adds new global head of business development and product
Schroders Capital turned to ICG to source its newly-created role of global head of business development and product

Barings launches legal proceedings against Corinthia and two senior defectors
Barings has commenced legal proceedings against two former senior executives who last week defected to Corinthia Global Management

DWS expands in London with new senior investment manager role
London-based Roscoe Roman has joined German asset manager DWS, in the newly created role of senior investment manager for alternative credit (EMEA)

Nomura-backed Corinthia lifts private credit team from Barings
More than 20 members of the global private credit team at Barings have jumped ship and joined Corinthia Global Management, a new platform backed by Nomura Holdings

Direct lender and CLO manager expands into Japan
The US private credit and direct lending specialist has opened its first Japanese office, and hired a new senior VP to oversee the office

BBVA hires ex Credit Suisse managing director
BBVA has hired a new managing director to be head of its US financial institutions group for debt capital markets

Sidley hires Paul Hastings' partner
Sidley Austin has added a new partner in the law firm's global finance practice, representing direct lenders, private credit funds and banks

Värde Partners promotes two to partner
Värde Partners has made two senior-level promotions, including a new global head of business development and investor relations and a new chief operating officer

Carlyle's head of direct lending departs
Carlyle's Head of Direct Lending has left the firm to pursue other opportunities, according to a company memo

Brevet Capital names new chief commercial officer
Boutique financial advisor Brevet Capital has promoted Mei-Li da Silva Vint to chief commercial officer

Wave of legal hires becomes a tsunami
In February alone legal heavyweights Allen & Overy, DLA Piper, Fried Frank, Kirkland & Ellis, Proskauer Rose and White & Case all announced the arrival of partners in the credit space

Recruiters predict renewed private credit hiring spree
While job-hopping has become commonplace in the post-pandemic landscape, companies are expected to slow hiring in 2024. But some sectors are bucking the trend, including private credit.

Chris Flynn announces departure plans from First Eagle
First Eagle Alternative Credit has revealed plans to shake up its C-suite with the departure of President Chris Flynn in 2025, in addition to other senior-level changes

Silver Creek Capital hires BlackRock exec as co-CIO
Private credit manager Silver Creek Capital Management has hired BlackRock alumni David Matter as co-chief investment officer

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund hires former BlackRock credit exec
Former BlackRock executive Christopher Ganis has been hired by the Indonesia Investment Authority, or INA, as managing director of investments, overseeing the hybrid capital solutions division

DLA Piper add CMBS lawyer
DLA Piper continues to expand. Following on from its leveraged finance hires last week the firm has now added CMBS veteran Joo Kim, who has been hired as a partner in the firm's structured finance practice. 

Kirkland & Ellis poaches partner from Macfarlanes in London
New UK-based partner's practice focuses on structuring alternative investment funds, specifically credit funds

DLA Piper hires two partners for leveraged finance practice
Alan Rockwell and Heather Waters Borthwick have joined DLA Piper from Shearman & Sterling, and will both be partners based in New York. 

White & Case hires partner from Shearman & Sterling for debt & equity groups
Lauren Winter has been hired as a partner at White & Case. The London-based attorney has joined the international law firm's global debt finance practice.

Proskauer poaches Sidley Austin private funds partner
Proskauer has hired Sidley Austin's head of investment funds in London. The veteran lawyer will work in the firm's private investment funds group, co-leading its global credit funds and sovereign wealth funds initiative.

SMBC continues to expand US fixed income with more senior-level hires
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's America's division continues to expand with the addition of several new senior-level hires from Morgan Stanley and Citi

Comvest hires Goldman Sachs exec for direct lending origination role
Comvest Partners has hired David Gibson as a managing director on the firm's direct lending investment platform Comvest Credit Partners