HIG bolsters European direct lending presence with senior hire in Madrid
HIG Whitehorse has appointed a managing director in the firm's Madrid office

AlbaCore adds distressed hire among raft of new arrivals
AlbaCore Capital Group has added four hires to its investment team in recent weeks, taking its total headcount to 46

BlueBay adds to PM roster with promotion in London
BlueBay Asset Management has promoted a member of its investment grade credit team to portfolio manager

UK pension seeks head of ABS as it makes first foray into asset class
The investment management arm of the UK’s largest private pension fund is planning its first foray into public ABS investing

Senior Pimco distressed portfolio manager joins ICG
Intermediate Capital Group says that it has hired a senior Pimco official as managing director and co-head of special situations in London

Credit funds at a glance (February 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Search firm highlights lack of diversity across Euro credit
A report on diversity within the corporate credit industry has shed light on the imbalances that persist

Crescent bolsters Nordic direct lending presence with hire
Crescent Capital has appointed a former Nykredit official as a director in the firm’s European direct lending focused on Nordic transactions

BofA restructures special situations and distressed debt trading desks
Bank of America has restructured its regional special situations and distressed debt trading teams

Hayfin hires senior BofA figure as private credit portfolio manager
Hayfin Capital Management has hired a Bank of America official as a London-based portfolio manager in the firm’s private credit team

KKR brings in Park Square partner for European private credit team
KKR has appointed a London-based partner to its European credit team

SC Lowy hires illiquid credit trader from Morgan Stanley
SC Lowy has appointed a Morgan Stanley official to its European credit trading team based in London

MeDirect names replacement corporate credit head following Curtis departure
MeDirect has hired a former NatWest Markets official as head of corporate credit

Alcentra co-CIO for liquid credit set to leave this month
A high profile figure in the US CLO business is leaving Alcentra

ICG hires managing director to direct lending business
Intermediate Capital Group has appointed a managing director within its European senior direct lending team

Tikehau hires head of French private debt
Tikehau Capital has hired a head of France and chief operating officer within the firm’s €8.9 billion private debt team

Kartesia prioritises ESG with newly created role
Kartesia says it has appointed Coralie De Maesschack as head of ESG and corporate, social responsibilities (CSR) in a newly-created role

Credit funds at a glance (January 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Two senior CQS officials launch European distressed debt firm
Two senior CQS officials have launched their own boutique distressed debt firm, named Broadstone Credit Partners

Arcmont hires Dach business development head from Barings
Arcmont Asset Management has appointed a head of Dach (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) business development

CVC brings in BlackRock and Park Square private credit pair as partners
CVC has made two senior appointments to its private credit team, including a co-head of private credit

KKR promotes three in credit team to managing director
KKR has unveiled 26 promotions globally to managing director, including three in credit

PGIM hires senior European lev fin PM
PGIM has hired the former head of European high yield and global loans at Aberdeen Standard Investments

BNP Paribas AM names CIOs for real estate and infra debt
BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced four Paris-based appointments within its private debt and real assets team, including chief investment officers for its real estate debt and infrastructure debt team

Direct lender Scio names three-person advisory board
Scio Capital, a London-based direct lender, has named three people to its newly-founded advisory board