Tikehau builds private debt secondary platform with senior hire
Tikehau Capital has bolstered its private debt capabilities with the launch of a new secondaries platform

Carlyle hires to New York credit opportunities team
Carlyle has appointed a former Guggenheim official to its credit opportunities team in New York

Callan adds private credit specialist in Chicago
Investment consultant Callan has appointed a private credit specialist to its alternatives group from Blueprint Capital 

BlueBay private debt spin-off hires in credit opps following rebrand
BlueBay’s former private debt team has rebranded to Arcmont Asset Management, following the completion of its spinoff from BlueBay. And the independent entity is wasting no time in expanding its business by hiring two senior officials to oversee a new opportunistic credit strategy

Ropes & Gray names leveraged finance partners in New York
Law firm Ropes & Gray has named 16 new partners across its offices – including several credit-related promotions

Partners Group hires private debt business development head from Bardin Hill
Partners Group has signalled its intention to ramp up its private debt platform with a newly created role 

Proskauer promotes eight to partner in credit
Law firm Proskauer has promoted 15 lawyers to partners in its London, New York and Boston offices – including eight who work in credit

Mayer Brown adds leveraged finance partner in Frankfurt
Mayer Brown has appointed Bernina Butt to its banking and finance practice as partner

Man hires real estate loan specialist from JP Morgan
Man Group has hired an investment director to its European private debt team

Pemberton adds head of investor relations in London
The appointment comes at a time where the firm is looking to diversify its product offerings

Beechbrook adds ex-Lloyds official to lead deal origination in midlands
UK-based direct lender Beechbrook Capital has added a former Lloyds Banking Group official to lead deal origination in the Midlands

Cordet confirms senior direct lending appointment in London
Cordet Capital Partners has appointed Rothschild’s former co-head of direct lending as its chief credit officer, following the departure of current CCO Björn Börjesson

Weil brings in direct lending specialist from Kirkland & Ellis in Hong Kong
He primarily advises direct lending funds and borrowers on cross-border leveraged and acquisition finance transactions

Macquarie appoints ex-UBS official to build new asset-based finance business
Macquarie Capital is building a asset-based finance platform has appointed ex-UBS official to lead the new group

CVC adds Alcentra official to investor relations team in London
CVC Credit Partners has appointed a managing director in its investor relations team from Alcentra 

NNIP's private debt head moves to private equity job
The team leader for direct lending, loan portfolio financing and non-performing loan securitisations at NN Investment Partners has moved to a senior private equity job at AnaCap Financial Partners

Ropes & Gray adds two global finance partners in New York
The law firm has poached two partners from Willkie Farr & Gallagher

KKR bolsters global impact team
Investment firm KKR has appointed two senior professionals within its global impact team, as it looks to strengthen its geographic reach and local impact  

Past returns: From zero to $7.6 billion in five years
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported that Angelo Gordon was planning to move into US direct lending. Shortly after that the firm created a middle-market subsidiary known as Twin Brook Capital Partners and drafted in Trevor Clark and Chris Williams to lead the venture after the pair had left Madison Capital in 2013.

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

HSBC Global AM hires to private markets team in London
HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Jorge Huitron to serve as senior product specialist for private markets, within its alternatives team

Dubai-based manager bolsters private debt team
Gulf Capital has expanded its regional private debt platform, Gulf Credit Partners, with the appointment of two senior professionals in Dubai

Akin Gump adds debt finance partner in London
The new hire joins Akin from Pricoa Private Capital, the private debt investment arm of Prudential Financial

CVC appoints director to bolster French private debt origination
The new hire is based in Paris and brings more than 15 years of financial market experience

Aviva expands ESG private debt capabilities
Asset manager Aviva Investors has appointed Ed Dixon to serve as head of head of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) within real assets, including private debt.