Direct lending firm and former MD square off in alleged computer hacking row
A co-founder of a New York direct lending hedge fund firm has accused the company of hacking into his personal computer network, according to court documents seen by Creditflux

Co-founder of shuttered firm resurfaces at New York direct lender
A former senior executive from Torrey Pointe has resurfaced at Victory Park Capital in New York

TPG's Questa joins London-based direct lender as managing director
Stefano Questa, formerly managing director at TPG, has joined European credit platform Hayfin Capital 

European CLO pioneer Wallace set to leave Maltese bank
A loan portfolio manager – who was behind a pioneering European 2.0 CLO – has left MeDirect Bank

TPG hires to its direct lending team in London
The European direct originations platform of TPG Sixth Street Partners, TPG Speciality Lending Europe, has hired Taddeo Vender as director, according to LinkedIn

Middle-market lender LBC promotes seven
Middle-market direct lender LBC Credit Partners has announced the promotions of seven team members

Carlyle's head of origination for credit earns promotion to partner
Carlyle Group has announced 58 senior promotions across all its global offices: eight to partner, 19 to managing director and 31 to principal/director

BNP Paribas adds experienced fund financing specialist to its Paris offices
BNP Paribas has hired an experienced professional to its fund financing team. The new recruit will cover loan funds

European loan specialist leaves Partners Group
A European corporate loan specialist, who covered both CLOs and direct lending funds, has parted company with Partners Group, a spokesperson for the company confirms

Ex-Pine River, Varde and Whitebox officials join forces to launch US direct lender
Former Varde Partners professional Neal Johnson has launched a direct lending firm called Hunter Street Partners, which includes partners that have served at some of the credit industry's most well known fund managers

New York direct lender announces three senior promotions
Direct lender Abacus slides three counters across into the promoted section

Minneapolis mezzanine lender announces promotion
GMB Mezzanine Capital has promoted its vice president Judd Stevens to principal, according to a press release

Rothschild's Yeates joins Investcorp to head European credit funds business
Credit veteran Phil Yeates has joined Investcorp Credit Management as a managing director and head of its European credit funds business, according to an announcement this morning

LGIM hires three to private credit team
Legal and General Investment Management Real Assets (LGIM) has announced three senior hires to its private credit business 

Former Octopus credit manager inks deal to join bridging lender
London bridging lender Octane Capital has hired Graham Macaulay from Octopus Property

UK manager hires two to lead British Business Bank-sponsored debt funds
UK-based Maven Capital Partners has announced the appointment of Steve Lewis and Jonathan Lowe as investment directors to lead two debt fund teams

Direct lending leverage takes off
HPS, NXT and Crescent target mid market with leverage in Q4. By Grace Jennings-Edquist

Dyal purchases minority stake in Cerberus's mid market credit unit
Neuberger Berman affiliate Dyal Capital Partners has purchased a minority stake in Cerberus Business Finance (CBF), the middle-market direct lending unit of Cerberus Capital Management

Carlyle poaches Varagon official as it strengthens private credit team
Carlyle Group has made a senior-level hire to its private credit group in New York with the firm adding managing director Inoki Suarez to its ranks

Ares promotes credit veteran to CEO
Ares Management has appointed Michael Arougheti as its chief executive officer. Arougheti is one of the founders of Ares and is also a partner in the firm’s credit business

M&G adds to its direct lending team in London
M&G Investments has hired Oliver Wilson to serve as head of asset-based lending

London bridging lender Octane fuels growth with new credit hire
London-based bridging lender Octane Capital has named a new credit manager

Aviation investment specialists land at GAT to start leverage finance unit
A Florida-based aviation specialist has announced the launch of its Leveraged Finance Group (LFG), which will provide secured aircraft financing for lessors, investors and airlines, according a recent press release

Direct lender founder Isaly stepped down following sex harassment allegations: report
OrbiMed’s founder Samuel Isaly stepped down from his role at the healthcare-focused firm following sexual harassment claims against him, according to claims reported by Stat News

Direct lender founder to step down and be replaced by three-person committee
New York-based healthcare private lender OrbiMed Advisors has announced that its founder and managing director, Samuel Isaly, will step down after almost 20 years with the firm