Credit funds at a glance

A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Debevoise & Plimpton hires three fund partners from Linklaters
Debevoise & Plimpton has strengthened its funds practice with the appointment of three partners in its New York office

BlackRock names global alternatives head amid senior leadership shake-up
BlackRock has reshuffled its leadership and made several senior changes across various parts of its business, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Restructuring partner rejoins Allen & Overy after buy-side stint
The law firm has bolstered its funds practice in London 

Beechbrook hires head of DACH to lead new Frankfurt office
Beechbrook Capital, a lower mid-market direct lender, has hired an investment director for the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) from German bank Mainzer Volksbank to lead a new office

Attestor hires former Barclays distressed trader
Attestor Capital has hired a former Barclays distressed credit trader as an analyst

H&A appoints head of private debt as it gets to halfway on €1 billion fundraising goal
H&A Global Investment Management has appointed a former Deutsche Bank official to lead the firm’s newly launched private debt division

Goldman Sachs lands big hire from Alcentra to expand DACH lending
Alcentra’s former head of DACH mid-market has emerged at Goldman Sachs Private Capital

Alcentra BDC assigns new CEO
Business development company Alcentra Capital Corporation has named a new chief executive officer, saying "this is the right time for these transitions"

Dubai-based manager boosts private debt unit with managing director
Gulf Credit Partners, the private debt platform at Gulf Capital, has appointed a managing director from NBK Capital Partners 

Alcentra's co-head of US direct lending switches focus to Europe - Debtwire report
Alcentra has appointed Peter Glaser as co-head of European direct lending, according to Creditflux’s sister publication Debtwire

Connection hires from Invesco for head of funds role
London's Connection Capital has named Lorna Robertson as the firm’s new head of funds

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Tikehau's Cécile Mayer-Lévi takes our credit quiz

Former KKR pair resurface with new direct lending business
KKR's former global co-head of mezzanine and European head of private credit has reunited with his former colleague to launch a London-based direct lending business

Kartesia fills vacancy in DACH with key hire from Bayside
Kartesia has hired Guiseppe Mirante as its head of credit opportunities for DACH, according to an announcement today

Key figure in HPS's direct lending team parts ways with the firm
HPS Investment Partners has lost a senior member of its direct lending team in Europe

Capitala adds ex-Monroe official to lead Texas origination
Capitala Group has appointed an ex-Monroe managing director  to lead the origination in its newly opened Dallas office

Prudential adds mid market energy specialist to lead fund origination
Prudential Capital Group, the private capital arm of PGIM, has appointed a managing director of Prudential Capital Energy Partners

Churchill appoints head of underwriting
Churchill Asset Management has announced several promotions including head of underwriting and managing director, underwriting and portfolio management

LBC hires former GE official as managing director in Chicago
LBC has made a senior hire to its direct lending business and has also promoted one of its managing directors to partner

Pemberton appoints head of Benelux and opens Amsterdam office
Pemberton Capital Advisors has expanded its presence in mainland Europe with the opening of an office in Amsterdam

Hermes adds ex-UBS official to private debt team
Hermes Investment Management has appointed a European leveraged finance specialist to its private debt team

CVC Credit hires investor relations director from BlueBay
CVC Credit has appointed a former BlueBay official to its investor relations team

Allianz GI expands private debt team with senior hire
The new hire will be responsible for developing Allianz GI’s mid-market debt offering across Germany

Callan hires Cliffwater senior MD as head of alternatives
Callan, an institutional investment consultant, has appointed Pete Keliuotis as head of alternatives and executive vice president.