Twin Brook follows up new direct lending fund by bringing in portfolio manager
Portfolio manager Timothy Schifer has left Madison Capital Funding to join Angelo Gordon’s middle-market lending team, which recently closed its second direct lending fund

Former co-head of Rothschild Asset Management to run new Alcentra fund
The new credit interval fund run by Alcentra will be led by Michael Tamasco, according to an announcement.

Monroe moves into special situations credit after hiring from Melody
US middle-market lender Monroe Capital is expanding into special situations credit

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Points up front: the biggest leaving do of the year
Key players from across the CLO industry gathered to bid farewell to Alcentra’s Hiram Hamilton, who is swapping London for New York. 

CDPQ joins the private credit rush with senior hire in New York
O Canada - you're quickly becoming home of the private credit market. We list the key people flows over the last two years as pension funds in North America become ingrained in private credit

Fast-growing private credit firm Northleaf brings in senior advisor
Northleaf Capital Partners has announced that Robert Weiss has joined as a senior advisor for its private credit team

US credit firm hires CLO portfolio manager and head of private debt
A US credit manager has announced two major hires to its direct lending and CLO management businesses in New York

Carlyle poaches credit specialist from HPS in New York
Carlyle Group is continuing to pump resources into credit with the firm announcing that it has hired a head of credit opportunities based in New York

Fundraising specialist joins Antares in Chicago
Antares Capital has announced that Greg Lawton has joined its team as a managing director in a capital-raising role

Onex raises capital for new direct lending strategy
Onex Credit is making rapid progress in raising its inaugural direct lending fund, after hiring Goldman Sachs's Walt Jackson to set up this business in 2016

Manulife’s Hancock adds six to fast-growing mid-market team
Manulife unit Hancock Capital Management has announced six further hires for its leveraged loan team in Chicago

Direct lending hopeful Advent appoints chief of staff
$9 billion asset manager Advent has brought in a chief of staff and strategy

Credit manager ICG hires west coast marketer
London-based credit manager Intermediate Capital Group has announced that it has hired a marketing specialist on the US west coast

Sumitomo eyes mid-market CLOs
SMBC has decided to try its hand at CLO arranging 

Direct lenders look to spread their wings and cross the Atlantic
Middle-market lending is becoming a global business amid talks of JVs

Former Apollo CIO quits troubled Fifth Street after four months
Fifth Street Asset Management announced yesterday that it has parted company with a founder partner of Apollo Global Management, brought in late last year as part of a shake-up at the company