Axa IM promotes global head of loans and private debt following Levilain departure
Axa Investment Managers has promoted a new global head of leveraged loans and private debt to fill the vacancy left by Jean-Philippe Levilain, who has left to join CBAM

Points up front: Loan deal with 23 takes Griezmann to Barcelona
Soccer financing firm 23 Capital has been adding credit experts to its team and now has a CLO specialist captaining its capital markets effort, with former Guggenheim Securities co-head of ABS/CLO syndication Sreesha Vaman joining last month. The squad already features credit portfolio managers Sam Filer (ex-BMS Finance), David O’Connor (Mizuho) and Ardeshir Sorabjee (Deutsche Bank).

Credit funds at a glance
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Last of GSO's co-founders departs
It's the end of an era as GSO Capital Partners co-founder Bennett Goodman (the 'G' in GSO) will step down from the firm at the end of the year 

Job opportunity with ArrowMark: research analyst
ArrowMark Partners has released details of a vacancy in its Denver office

Connecticut $36 billion pension hires first chief risk officer
The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has hired its first-ever chief risk officer

BlueMountain buyout to bring CLO equity shift, funding pledge and Feldstein payout
BlueMountain Capital Management’s co-founder Andrew Feldstein looks set to receive a substantial pay-out in common shares of Assured Guaranty, which has agreed to buy the manager for around $160 million and has outlined a three-year plan for its CLOs

Job opportunities with First Eagle: loan analysts
First Eagle Investment Management has released details of two vacancies in its loans team in Boston

US loan veteran MacLean to retire from Pimco
Pimco loan portfolio manager Beth MacLean will be retiring from the firm in March, a spokesperson for the company firms

Job opportunity with First Eagle: loan trading
First Eagle Investment Management s looking to hire a loan trader in Boston

Goldman Sachs creates sustainable finance group
Goldman Sachs has launched a sustainable finance group, to deliver sustainable growth solutions to the bank’s clients, according to documents seen by Creditflux.  

NatWest brings in Nomura's head of credit trading in New York
NatWest Markets has announced the appointment of Michael Papa as head of its US investment grade credit trading and credit strategy.

Ontario pension selects new president and CEO

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Jo Taylor as its new president and chief executive officer, effective 1 January  

Former Apollo co-head of credit lands at MidOcean as credit CIO
MidOcean Credit Partners has hired Dana Carey as chief investment officer

Axa IM finds replacement for top fixed income role
Axa Investment Managers has appointed Christophe Herpet as global head of Axa fixed income and its buy and maintain division

JP Morgan AM names CEO with Willcox set to leave
JP Morgan Asset Management’s chief executive officer Chris Willcox will step down from his job at the end of the year, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Wells Fargo names CEO and head of its asset management arm
Wells Fargo has promoted Nico Marais to chief executive officer and head of Wells Fargo Asset Management, effective immediately.

Baird targets CLO arranging business
A New York brokerage with a CLO trading business is making a pitch to be the first debut arranger of the year. According to market sources, RW Baird has hired CLO origination specialist Mario Verna with a view to building out a CLO primary business. In March, Verna left Guggenheim Securities, where he served on the CLO desk as a managing director.

Details emerge of Natixis's new US leadership structure
Kevin Alexander, who departed Natixis, has not been directly replaced 

Ares hires Natixis deputy CEO for the Americas to credit investing role
Ares Management has poached the Americas deputy chief executive officer from Natixis's investment banking business

DFG hires experienced credit analyst in New York
DFG Investment Advisers has drafted in John Hwang as director and senior credit analyst on its leveraged credit team in New York

GSO co-founder takes Iron throne with new manager launch
GSO co-founder Tripp Smith has launched a new firm - Iron Park Capital Partners. He brings hires from credit long/short hedge fund River Birch Capital, Oak Hill and Axar with him 

Eaton Vance hires loan trader in Boston
Eaton Vance Management has hired a loan trader from the sell side  

GoldenTree names president as Matza retires
The credit manager has appointed an ex-JP Morgan Asset Management official as partner and president 

Highland names new co-CIO
Highland Capital Management has promoted its global equity trading head to co-CIO, as former co-CIO is named co-head of private equity