Hogan Lovells Cadwalader launches with eight CLO partners
EXCLUSIVE: The newly merged law firm now has the largest structured finance legal team in the world, with 40-45 partners globally in leveraged finance and fund finance

Elmwood appoints new global head of research
The firm creates new role as the CLO manager builds up its European presence, CEO tells Creditflux

JPMorgan combines private credit financing and CLO businesses
The bank has announced that former global head of private credit financing James Greenfield will head the new entity, with existing global head of CLO primary Steve Baker set to report to Greenfield

Blackstone sees exit of key CLO leader
EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone is seeing the retirement of one of the main builders of its European CLO business

Clearlake European CLO co-heads depart
Clearlake Credit’s co-heads of European CLOs have left the firm, according to sources familiar

First Eagle taps AlbaCore alum for alternative credit product sales
Edward Berry joins as a managing director in London and will help distribute the firm’s alternative credit products, including those under the Napier Park brand

Carlyle hires new head of European liquid credit and CLOs as MacKenzie exits
EXCLUSIVE: Stuart MacKenzie, who headed European liquid credit and oversaw European CLOs, is stepping down and leaving Carlyle, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Oak Hill signals revival of European CLO business with key hire
Oak Hill Advisors, which hasn’t issued a new European CLO since 2021, has hired a portfolio manager

Golub shakes up leadership with co-CEOs, co-Presidents appointments
The alternative credit manager will have three co-presidents after promoting Spyro Alexopoulos and hiring two new executives

NorthWall to enter European CLO management, hires Permira vet to lead strategy
EXCLUSIVE: NorthWall Capital has hired Permira’s Andrew Lawson to lead its new European CLO management strategy with more hires expected

Arini names co-PM replacements as European CLO PM exits
EXCLUSIVE: The firm promoted Jeysson Abergel and Adi Arya to serve as co-portfolio managers for the European CLO platform, two sources familiar told Creditflux  

Proskauer adds DLA partner to structured credit team
CLO specialist and former DLA Piper partner Konstantinos (Kos) Vavelidis has joined Proskauer as a partner in its London office 

SMBC hires JPM alum to head EMEA SPG syndication
EXCLUSIVE: The bank has made a string of CLO-related hires globally this spring, after previously poaching top CLO bankers from JPMorgan in 2024

European credit portfolio manager departs Onex
James Dunn, Onex’s managing director and portfolio manager, European credit, is leaving the firm, three sources familiar have told Creditflux

Two more lawyers leave Cadwalader for Orrick
Orrick has added another two former Cadwalader lawyers to its growing structured finance team in London

Arthur Cox bolsters structured finance team with Walkers hires
EXCLUSIVE: Two structured finance specialists will leave Walkers to join Arthur Cox over the summer

Muzinich appoints Tatjana Greil Castro as global head of investments
The privately-owned corporate credit specialist has also appointed Thomas Samson as global head of high yield and Hugo Wheeler as head of global accounts and marketing

US Bank recruits veteran securities executive as head of global investment services
The leading CLO trustee has hired Alan Flanagan from BNY

Creditflux showcases contributions, achievements and observations of outstanding leaders – Trailblazing Women
EXCLUSIVE: For International Women's Day, Creditflux speaks to Octagon's Lauren Law, PineBridge's Laila Kollmorgen and Ropes & Gray's Shona Ha

MUFG expands European leveraged finance business with new DACH hire
Former Crédit Agricole managing director Mario Hatzinger has been appointed as MUFG’s head of leveraged finance for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland 

Pemberton strengthens CLO platform with new hire
Jay Daryanani has joined the firm as managing director and deputy head of CLOs

Former Ares CLO leader Boris Okuliar joins Corinthia
London-based Okuliar is now Corinthia’s chief strategy officer and head of global diversified credit, signalling the private credit firm’s expansion into public credit

CLO newcomers scramble for senior talent amid intense competition
Competition for seasoned CLO professionals is at its highest level in over half a decade

Kartesia taps Fortress director and CLO management specialist for new role
EXCLUSIVE: Kartesia's new hire follows reports that the CLO investor is planning to enter the European CLO management space

Golub hires Fair Oaks’ CLO PM, signalling expansion into European market
Creditflux reported on Wednesday he was leaving his current role at Fair Oaks at the end of November; Wallace's new position will encompass broadly-syndicated CLOs as part of a remit that extends across BSL and fixed income