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

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

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

French direct lender opens Munich office and unveils new private debt fund
The Paris-based firm has also announced two new hires in its French and German offices

Clearwater increases headcount in its UK debt advisory business
Clearwater International has made two hires to its UK debt advisory team with David Grassby and Hertej Rattan joining the firm

Direct lender Tikehau hires Spanish origination specialist
Paris-based private debt manager Tikehau Capital has taken on an experienced origination specialist focusing on the Iberian pensinula

European direct lender names former NatWest distressed analyst as partner
Proventus Capital Partners has named Vikas Nanda as a new investment director and partner focusing on direct debt

Large insurers staff up for major expansion into direct lending
Large insurance companies are looking to take on the heavy-lifting of direct lending themselves 

Bank of Ireland pair set to join PE firm's direct lending team, reports Debtwire
A budding direct lender is growing fast with two more hires from Bank of Ireland

Insurance-affiliated manager hires from Pemberton for direct lending push
An asset manager with access to insurance company capital has hired the former UK & Ireland head of origination from Pemberton Asset Management

Canadian pension giant makes big hire for new European direct lending unit
Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ) has made its move into European direct lending

Bridgepoint poaches ING leveraged finance star for new direct lending arm
Bridgepoint has hired an ING leveraged finance specialist to support its push into direct lending, sources say

GoldenTree partner joins Alcentra as co-chief investment officer in London
Vijay Rajguru, a partner at GoldenTree Asset Management, is joining Alcentra as its co-chief investment officer.

Debt communications firm Lucid launches trustee business with four hires
London-based debt issuer communications platform Lucid Issuer Services has made four senior hires and launched an agency and trustee services team

Muzinich opens shop in Dublin with aid of Irish private debt specialist
Muzinich & Co has opened a new office in Dublin, appointing an Irish private debt specialist from AIB

CVC Credit appoints chairman as credit CIO steps down
CVC Credit Partners has today announced that Stephen Hickey will be leaving the firm for personal reasons. Joining the firm will be former JP Morgan leveraged finance head Hamish Buckland

Former Bain credit specialist joins North Wall as partner
North Wall added former Bain credit specialist Alexander Garnier to its ranks earlier this summer

M&G Investments hires Credit Suisse securitised product finance head
London-based M&G Investments hires well known structured credit specialist Vaibhav Piplapure for investment role including SME loans

Direct lending fund manager Beechbrook hires for Manchester office
Jon Petty joins Beechbrook as an associate director from Deloitte

Investec hires to its UK mid-market lending team
James Goût has joined Investec’s middle-market lending team in London after leaving Barclays