Wilmington Trust appoints head of structured finance in the UK
Wilmington Trust has appointed Alex Pashley as head of structured finance in the UK

Mayer Brown adds leveraged finance partner in Frankfurt
Mayer Brown has appointed Bernina Butt to its banking and finance practice as partner

Man hires real estate loan specialist from JP Morgan
Man Group has hired an investment director to its European private debt team

Pemberton adds head of investor relations in London
The appointment comes at a time where the firm is looking to diversify its product offerings

Beechbrook adds ex-Lloyds official to lead deal origination in midlands
UK-based direct lender Beechbrook Capital has added a former Lloyds Banking Group official to lead deal origination in the Midlands

Credit CIO Finch leaves GLG
Simon Finch has parted ways with Man GLG, according to market sources, ending an 18-month stay at the firm where he served as chief investment officer for credit

Cordet confirms senior direct lending appointment in London
Cordet Capital Partners has appointed Rothschild’s former co-head of direct lending as its chief credit officer, following the departure of current CCO Björn Börjesson

NNIP's private debt head moves to private equity job
The team leader for direct lending, loan portfolio financing and non-performing loan securitisations at NN Investment Partners has moved to a senior private equity job at AnaCap Financial Partners

Managers have leeway even after triggering key person event, finds Ropes & Gray
Almost all credit managers offer protection to investors that key employees will continue to manage the fund’s assets throughout its life, with 95% credit funds containing such "key person clauses". But that does not mean managers have their hands completely tied

KKR bolsters global impact team
Investment firm KKR has appointed two senior professionals within its global impact team, as it looks to strengthen its geographic reach and local impact  

Credit funds at a glance
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

HSBC Global AM hires to private markets team in London
HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Jorge Huitron to serve as senior product specialist for private markets, within its alternatives team

Dubai-based manager bolsters private debt team
Gulf Capital has expanded its regional private debt platform, Gulf Credit Partners, with the appointment of two senior professionals in Dubai

Mediobanca hires former credit derivatives trading head
Mediobanca has hired an experienced credit trader to its office in Milan

Kames names replacement as CEO steps down after six years
The UK fund manager has appointed its chief investment officer as interim CEO 

Franklin Templeton reorganises long-short credit fund team
Asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments will make changes to the portfolio managers for the Franklin K2 Long Short Credit funds, effective from October

Akin Gump adds debt finance partner in London
The new hire joins Akin from Pricoa Private Capital, the private debt investment arm of Prudential Financial

Axa IM appoints head of European loans
Axa Investment Managers has promoted a senior portfolio manager to head of European loans

Dechert adds funds partner in Dublin office
Dechert adds official from Maples Group 

Swiss manager expands credit capabilities with hire
Asset manager GAM Investments has appointed a credit specialist in a bid to strengthen its global income team  

Orrick poaches securitisation partner from Ropes & Gray
The hire might help the firm move up CLOi Advisor rankings

Schroders appoints head of sustainable credit
The hire, Schroders anticipates, will "deliver the very best in ESG credit investment solutions for clients"

CVC appoints director to bolster French private debt origination
The new hire is based in Paris and brings more than 15 years of financial market experience

Aviva expands ESG private debt capabilities
Asset manager Aviva Investors has appointed Ed Dixon to serve as head of head of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) within real assets, including private debt.  

Axiom makes big name correlation hire for credit opportunity fund
Axiom Alternative Investments has boosted its platform with the hire of synthetic credit veteran as a portfolio manager