Antares looks to support underrepresented groups with $1 million entrepreneur programme
Antares is granting $1 million of its own capital to entrepreneurs who are part of diverse and historically underrepresented groups

Schroders appoints private credit solutions head
Schroders has apppointed a former Federated Hermes official as head of private credit solutions 

Vida hires managing director for private credit team
Vida Capital has made a senior appointment responsible for “driving strategic business partnerships to support the company’s sourcing, direct lending, esoterics and private credit transactions"

Pemberton finds direct lending edge in NAV financing
NAV financing for private equity sponsors is gaining popularity, with Pemberton Asset Management the latest manager getting in on the act

Credit funds at a glance (June 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
 
   

Franklin Templeton buys Alcentra in $700 million deal
Franklin Templeton has agreed to buy BNY Mellon’s $38 billion credit unit Alcentra, which will see Alcentra combined with Franklin Templeton’s US credit manager Benefit Street Partners

Antares hires bank's US CLO structuring head
Antares Capital has hired an experienced figure to structure its own CLOs and work on other financings. This follows Redding Ridge making a similar hire this month

Blackstone names senior Anchorage official as head of Asia Pacific origination
Blackstone Credit has hired a senior official from Anchorage to work lead Asia Pacific origination out of Sydney 

Eagle Point hires for defensive income strategy team
Eagle Point Capital Management has hired an associate, responsible for assisting the defensive income strategy senior investment team

Fidelity International makes senior direct lending hires in private credit push
Fidelity International has been staffing up in European direct lending, with 12 additions to the private credit team that was established a year ago

Credit funds at a glance (May 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
   

Pemberton hires Allianz GI official to lead new Munich office
Pemberton has opened its second German office in Munich and has appointed a former Allianz Global Investors official to lead 

Proskauer hires private credit partner as it expands in Chicago
Proskauer has appointed the first partner in the firm’s Chicago office

Churchill hires Antares official to lead new Los Angeles office
Churchill Asset Management has hired a managing director in origination, responsible for leading the new Los Angeles office

Z Capital makes three senior leveraged credit hires including CLO specialists
Z Capital Credit has hired three directors to its investment team

Northleaf hires to private credit team in Chicago
Northleaf Capital Partners has hired an associate within the firm’s private credit team

Benefit Street hires managing director to lead software and tech private debt origination
Benefit Street Partners has hired a former AB official as managing director to lead the firm’s software and technology private debt origination

Alantra hires two senior officials to private debt team
Alantra has hired two senior officials to its private debt team from BeSpoke and Seaport 

Brightwood expands risk and underwriting teams with two hires
Brightwood Capital Advisors has made two fresh hires to its risk and underwriting departments

Credit funds at a glance (April 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit  

Portfolio manager leaves Hayfin after one year
A London-based official in Hayfin Capital Management's private credit team has left the firm 

Pemberton adds to credit build out with NAV financing hire
Pemberton Asset Management has confirmed an appointment to lead a new net asset value financing strategy in what marks the firm’s third new business line in five months

Federated Hermes hires official with restructuring experience to direct lending team
Federated Hermes says it has hired Christoph Lausecker as a director in its private debt team

MidOcean announces promotions in credit business
Two portfolio managers are among those to earn promotion at MidOcean Partners 

MKP partner joins Orchard in new global distribution role
Orchard Global Asset Management has hired an experienced figure from MKP Capital in the newly created role of global head of distribution and investor relations