Bfinance hires to its London and Sydney offices
Pension fund consultant Bfinance has made three hires to its team

BNP Paribas combines high yield and distressed trading in Europe 
French bank loses two high yield specialists as it combines desks in London 

Direct lending specialist tipped to join Permira in London
Market sources have told Creditflux that an experienced direct lender has left a large credit manager ahead of a move to Permira Debt Managers

ICG announces retirement of chief executive
Intermediate Capital Group has announced that its chief executive and chief investment officer, Christophe Evain, is set to retire later this year after 23 years with the firm

Alcentra confirms hire to its new-look structured credit team
Alcentra has confirmed the hire Brandon Chao from Omega Advisors to its structured credit team in New York

Oaktree brings in distressed debt specialist from US lender
Distressed debt specialist leaves bank for buy-side role in London

Distressed debt firm Strategic Value Partners hires loan originator
Distressed loan specialist manager brings in loans sales head from Spanish bank in London

Pimco takes team-based approach to EM credit after ex-GoldenTree official exits
A senior emerging market official has left Pimco and the firm is now opting to assign fund management duties to four officials based across the US west coast, London and Singapore

Ex-Lehman pair reunite as NatWest hires corporate credit trading head
Former Lehman duo are reunited in London at RBS's new unit as head of credit and corporate credit trading 

Investec pulls out of emerging market and sterling credit businesses
Emerging markets and sterling credit sales and trading desks to fold at South African lender in London

Ex-GoldenTree partner lands at Brigade to fortify its European CLO plans
There is a change of leadership at Brigade's London offices with an experienced portfolio manager filling a position that had recently opened up

CQS promotes New York-based loan portfolio manager
Credit hedge fund manager CQS has promoted a loans specialist in its New York offices, according to market sources

Investment grade specialists exit Citi’s London offices
Senior investment grade analysts follow sales head out of Citi in London 

US bank hires portfolio manager for €1 billion push into European loans
Market sources say that a large US bank has hired a seasoned credit professional with experience at Indicus Advisors, 3i Debt Management and Intermediate Capital Group, as part of its plan to invest in European loans through its treasury desk

European loan specialist leaves sell side to join Black Diamond
Black Diamond Capital Management has added a European loan specialist to its team in London

Former CQS credit analyst joins brokerage for asset management role
A senior credit analyst has joined a firm, perhaps best known for its brokerage business, to work on its funds business