Covid could trigger 'mega trend' into private debt, says Blackstone's Gray
The coronavirus pandemic could spark a 'mega trend' of investors into alternatives in private credit, Blackstone's president and chief operating officer said on the firm's second quarter earnings call on Thursday

Ares adds to European direct lending team
Ares Management has hired a London-based vice president to its European direct lending team

Julius Baer appoints ex-UBS official to launch private investments platform
The new platform will allow its private banking clients to access illiquid assets including private equity and private debt

Fiera rolls out private credit strategy with recent hires leading charge
Fiera Comox, an affiliate of Fiera Capital Corporation, has launched a new global mid-market private credit strategy

HIG hires ex-Alcentra official to lead European direct lending following departure
 A former managing director at Alcentra has landed at HIG Capital to head its European direct lending platform

MeDirect confirms corp credit step-back, as CLO team seeks spin-off
MeDirect has confirmed it will reduce corporate lending to focus on retail clients, following a question by Creditflux on the firm's plans to spin off its CLO-managing specialist credit team

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

Direct lender Apera bolsters Munich office with UniCredit hire
Direct lender Apera Asset Management has appointed a principal in the firm’s Munich office focused on Dach (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) investments

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

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

Border to Coast bolsters 'alternatives' business with PM hire
The pension fund has hired a portfolio manager for alternative investments, including private credit, private equity and infrastructure  

HIG bolsters European direct lending presence with Amsterdam hire
HIG WhiteHorse has appointed a former NIBC official to its direct lending team in Amsterdam, according to market sources

Credit funds at a glance

A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Asset manager takes new approach with special sits fund as co-head leaves
A large global asset manager is looking to allocate to junior debt in performing comapnies after parting ways with the co-head of its special situations business

BlackRock hires former KKR official to head European private capital markets
A leveraged finance veteran has joined BlackRock as European head of the firm’s private capital markets business in London, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

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

Kartesia hires former Santander official to lead UK senior debt origination
Kartesia has appointed former a Santander official to lead UK senior debt investments 

LGIM hires ESG head for real assets division
Legal & General Investment Management’s LGIM Real Assets has appointed Sheun Chan as head of environmental, social and corporate governance  

Alcentra makes big hires from Fosun and Park Square as Delaney-Smith retires
Alcentra’s European direct lending team is going through an overhaul with the co-head of this business, Graeme Delaney-Smith, retiring from the firm and two well known names joining

Credit funds at a glance

Pemberton adds managing director and head of Spain
Pemberton, a direct lender, has added a hire from Royal Bank of Scotland to lead Spain investments 

Hamilton Lane shakes up European leadership
Private markets manager Hamilton Lane has promoted two of its personnel in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as the $481 billion firm is looking to boost its growth efforts through the region

TPG makes European direct lending hire from Investec
TPG Sixth Street Partners has bolstered its UK and European direct lending opportunities team with a hire from Investec 

Advisory firm starts strategic review after credit specialist join M&G and Pictet
A London-based middle market advisory firm is undergoing a strategic review, according to market sources, shortly after it lost two partners to the buy side

Bfinance hires for senior private markets job
The former deputy chief investment officer and private credit director of the £14.7 billion Local Pensions Partnership joins the private markets division of investment consultant bfinance, following Niels Bodenheim's departure to NN Investment Partners in December