Credit Suisse hires euro CLO syndication and origination head from Natixis
Credit Suisse has hired a replacement head of European CLO origination and syndication following the departure of Florent Chagnard

Hayfin appoints global business development head
Hayfin Capital Management has hired a new global head of business development from Avenue Capital in New York

Wriedt buys minority stake in direct lender Scio and joins as strategic advisor
Oliver Wriedt, the former chief executive officer at DFG Investment Advisers, has bought a minority stake in European credit asset manager Scio Capital

PGIM hires for newly created ESG fixed income research role
PGIM has appointed a former Allianz official into the newly created role of head of environmental, social & governance (ESG) research for its fixed income division

Palm Lane launches credit relative value fund with $200 million after PM hires
Palm Lane Capital has raised about $200 million for a global credit relative value hedge fund, which went live on 1 September

Head of loan and CLO trading leaves Mediobanca
Mediobanca’s head of loan and CLO trading has parted ways with the bank

Nassau confirms launch of European loan and CLO platform
Nassau Corporate Credit has launched a European loan and CLO platform with the $3.1 billion asset manager establishing a London office

Pemberton hires Credit Suisse head of Emea high yield syndicate
European direct lender Pemberton has hired a managing director and mid-market debt portfolio manager from Credit Suisse

Hayfin hires former Barings official to new head of fund finance role
 The new job reflects the growing number of financings Hayfin handles, sources say

Kartesia hires from BNP Paribas after launching first standalone CLO strategy
Kartesia has hired to its structured credit team having launched a first dedicated CLO strategy this year, officials at the company confirm

Some banks offer limited transparency, which makes cocos risky
Assenagon's Michael Huenseler takes our credit quiz

This doesn’t look like Kansas anymore: Palmer Square opts for unusual road to Europe
Palmer Square Capital Management is taking a novel approach to European CLO management with the head portfolio manager for its deals being stationed at its headquarters in Kansas City

Alcentra appoints DeSimone as CEO
Alcentra has appointed Johnathan DeSimone as chief executive officer following David Forbes-Nixon’s decision to step down and take an investment role at the firm

Amundi names head of €55 billion real and alternative asset unit following departure
Amundi has named a successor to lead its €55 billion real and alternative assets unit which includes real estate, private debt, private equity and infrastructure

Credit funds at a glance (September 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

They said it: "We’re going to change the world of finance"
Big ambitions in blockchain

Past returns: Trying a different route to Balliol
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on Numen Capital absorbing credit hedge fund manager Balliol Capital

Points up front: From drafting CLO docs to writing crime thrillers
Nicola Bashforth, a popular figure in the CLO business, announced last month that she had left the industry to return to Lancashire in England and try her hand at writing novels

Nordic boutique Evli hires as part of plan to expand in private debt
Evli Fund Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Helskini-based bank Evli, is looking to add private debt to its offerings

Credit Suisse shakes up leveraged finance with origination and restructuring co-heads
Credit Suisse has made a number of senior promotions in its leveraged finance team, appointing two new global co-heads of leveraged finance origination and restructuring

Carlyle appoints European credit investor relations head
Carlyle Group has appointed an ex-Bain official as head of global credit investor relations in Europe

Highland case against ex-PM Terry dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
The island of Guernsey is famous for its high tidal range and dairy produce. But it is not the right place for Highland Capital Management to churn legal action over CLOs against former employee Joshua Terry - so says a royal court, dismissing litigation the company filed there in 2018

Deutsche Bank hires in syndication as it looks to bounce back in CLOs
Deutsche Bank has re-affirmed its commitment to CLO issuance with Colin Parkhill joining later this year as head of European ABS and CLO syndication in London, and the bank lining up several mandates

Pantheon partner takes new role as head of European investor relations
Pantheon has assigned a new role to one of its partners, appointing him head of investor relations for EMEA

Apollo appoints head of leadership development and diversity
Apollo Global Management is taking steps to improve diversity at its leadership level