Morgan Stanley IM hires from Carlyle again as it makes direct lending "strategic priority"
The new hire rejoins former colleague Jeff Levin, who Morgan Stanley Investment Management added in February last year to establish a direct lending business as a "strategic priority"

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

Alvarez & Marsal establishes European practice with senior hire
Alvarez & Marsal has established a Europe debt advisory practice and appointed ex-Marlborough Partners official Tim Metzgen to spearhead the unit in London

Eaton's private credit co-head departs after 10 years
The co-head of private credit at placement agent Eaton Partners has left to join an all-women investment firm focused on commercial real estate debt 

BlueBay adds senior portfolio manager as it targets EM fund launches
BlueBay Asset Management has hired for a newly created senior portfolio manager job 

ICG hires two for new mid market strategy after raising €1 billion
Intermediate Capital Group has made senior hires to help source deals and invest through a €1 billion middle market fund launched last year

Park Square promotes four after departure of direct lending head
Park Square has announced four promotions to partner, which comes a couple of months after its head of direct lending Howard Sharp parted ways with the firm, as previously reported by Debtwire

Apollo fills gap in European direct lending team with senior hire from Alcentra
Apollo Global Management has filled a void in its European direct lending team by hiring Alcentra’s Natalia Tsitoura, according to market sources

Golub makes its way into Europe with big direct lending hire in London
Golub Capital has ticked off one of its big targets for 2020 – establishing a European direct lending business – with market sources indicating that the firm has hired a senior official from Guggenheim in London

NNIP hires head of alternative credit as it shakes up private markets platform
The hire will be responsible for overseeing NNIP’s €40 billion alternative credit platform – including its corporate debt, residential mortgages, commercial real estate lending, eca/government loans and infrastructure debt/project finance strategies

Ex-CQS portfolio manager resurfaces at Axa IM
A former European leveraged loan portfolio manager who left CQS in July 2018 has resurfaced at Axa Investment Management

MidOcean Credit co-founder leaves to head PE firm's credit expansion
Multi-strategy private equity firm Siguler Guff has poached a co-founder of MidOcean Credit Partners to lead the expansion of its credit platform

JP Morgan AM moves CFO to head up private credit
The chief financial officer of JP Morgan Asset Management has switched to a newly created role as head of private credit

Hong Kong manager bolsters team ahead of Asian private credit fund launch
Sammasan Capital has appointed former GE Capital colleague to its team as partner, as the Hong Kong-based firm prepares to launch its first Asian private credit opportunities fund

Pantheon appoints ex-Star Mountain official as head of global private debt
Pantheon has appointed a former Star Mountain Capital official as partner and global head of private debt in New York 

Alcentra plugs gaps as CIO leaves the firm
Alcentra’s chief investment officer has departed, with the firm splitting his responsibilities between its heads of European loans and US loans as co-CIOs 

GSO official to join distressed debt manager Kennedy Lewis
The head of capital markets at GSO Capital Partners, who serves as a portfolio manager, will join distressed debt firm Kennedy Lewis Investment Management as a partner in 2020

Saranac adds private markets specialist in London
Saranac Partners has added a private market specialist from Citi 

Decalia adds ex-Morgan Stanley official to senior private credit role
Geneva-based Decalia Asset Management has appointed a lead portfolio manager for its private market funds

Beechbrook appoints chariman for Irish SME fund
The appointment is in conjunction with Beechbrook's first investment in the Irish SME fund, which held a first close in July 

Monroe adds four to its opportunistic private credit team
Monroe Capital has expanded its opportunistic private credit team with four hires: Darrick Ginkel, Chris Spanel, Jason Starr and Joseph Valickus

Credit Suisse makes leadership changes after creating head of private credit role
Credit Suisse has reshuffled its senior leadership and introduced a new private credit role