Reed Smith adds former NatWest structured finance specialist to its team
Law firm Reed Smith has added structured finance specialist David Barton as counsel in its London office

Protiviti hires ex-structured credit specialist to head European lender due diligence
Consulting firm Protiviti has hired a former structured credit specialist as head of European lender due diligence and risk management

Orchard hires former UBS credit index options and tranches global head
Orchard Global Asset Management has hired an ex-UBS senior correlation trader as a portfolio manager in London

The perception of liquidity is often not the same as the reality
Investec Asset Management's Jeff Boswell takes our credit quiz and discusses liquidity in Europe, the former "darling of the European debt market" Vivarte and the Matrix

Wells Fargo AM chief Norris to retire
Wells Fargo Asset Management's Anthony Norris - managing director, chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager - is set to retire from the fund management industry in October

Maples & Calder announce several CLO lawyer promotions
Maples & Calder has announced several promotions for CLO lawyers.- including three partners and one counsel 

Star names join Barclays as it pushes into CLOs

Pearl Diver launches new CLO funds and expands into US with New York office
CLO equity investor Pearl Diver Capital is in full-on expansion mode with the launch of new funds and the opening of its US office in New York

European loan portfolio manager parts ways with CQS
A European leveraged loan portfolio manager at London-based CQS  has left the firm, Creditflux has learned

European CLO PM rumoured to be joining CIFC from large asset manager
CIFC Asset Management looks to have made a major breakthrough in its bid to establish a European credit business with the $17 billion asset manager rumoured to be hiring the head of European performing credit at a large global credit firm

Tikehau poaches Commerzbank leveraged loan trader
Tikehau Capital has appointed a secondary loan trader in its London-based CLO and leveraged loan fund team

BlackRock poaches CLO tranche portfolio manager from London-based firm
BlackRock has hired a CLO investment specialist in London

Global head of credit correlation leaves JP Morgan to launch new hedge fund
Market sources say that a high profile figure, known to have been responsible for unwinding JP Morgan's 'London whale' positions, has left the bank to start his own hedge fund

Kartesia hires Jefferies' former head of CLO trading in London
Kartesia, best known for investing in middle market companies in Europe, has brought in the former head of European CLO and CDO trading at Jefferies, Sharif Anbar-Colas

BlueBay appoints head of structured credit and CLOs in London
Fixed income specialist BlueBay Asset Management has appointed former Anchorage Capital official Sid Chhabra as head of structured credit and CLOs

Former ICG CLO portfolio manager takes on CIO role at MeDirect
The former co-head of European leveraged loans at Intermediate Capital Group, Michael Curtis, has resurfaced at MeDirect (formerly known as Mediterranean Bank)

Credit trader leaves BlueMountain ahead of move to rival hedge fund manager
A London-based credit trader has left BlueMountain after five years amid rumours that he is joining a rival fund manager

Leveraged finance veteran leaves Mizuho in London after 22 years
The head of international acquisition finance at Mizuho, Paul Carman, has left the bank to bring to an end a 22-year affiliation with Mizuho

Portfolio manager central to European CLO expansion to leave Neuberger
One of the key figures behind the launch of Neuberger Berman’s European CLO business is set to leave the firm

US manager plans debut 2.0 European CLO, six years after selling 1.0 deals
A large US CLO manager is warehousing its first 2.0 CLO in Europe

PDM strengthens CLO structuring team with former Och-Ziff official
Permira Debt Managers has strengthened its CLO structuring team and hired former Och-Ziff’s Pierre Driant, Creditflux has learned

DWS looks to bring new faces to budding CLO management platform
DWS is intending to become the latest investment firm to build a European CLO management platform

CIFC lands in Europe with new office and top marketing hire
CIFC has further strengthened its European presence in the credit market, opening a new London office and appointing Muzinich’s Joshua Hughes to head its European marketing

Angelo Gordon brings in European CLO portfolio manager to establish new business
Angelo Gordon has made a breakthrough in its bid to establish a European CLO business

European loans specialist joins Fair Oaks and reunites with former colleague
Fair Oaks Capital’s expansion into CLO management has taken another step forward