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

Neptune hires former Axa IM global fixed income head Zemek
London-based Neptune Investment Management has hired the former global head of fixed income at Axa Investment Managers Theodora Zemek

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

Invesco hires former Schroders PM to fixed income team
Invesco has appointed former Schroder’s Tom Sartain as senior portfolio manager within its fixed income team

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

Hermes hires portfolio managers for asset-based lending and Euro ABS
London-headquartered Hermes Investment Management has strengthened its fixed income team and Stephane Michel and Andrew Lennox as portfolio managers, the firm announced today

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

Global law firm adds Luxembourg fund specialist as partner
Luxembourg fund specialist Augustin de Longeaux joins Simmons & Simmons as partner. He will initially focus on US clients with respect to capital raising and distribution in Europe

Pictet appoints head of emerging maket debt following resignation
Pictet Asset Management has appointed Mary-Therese Barton as head of emerging market debt following the resignation of Simon Lue-Long, Pictet’s former head of EM debt. 

King Street loses out as European loan specialist has change of heart
Market sources say that King Street Capital Management came tantalisingly close to bringing in a senior official to help establish its European CLO business

We are not structured finance investors – we are corporate credit specialists
Fair Oaks' Miguel Ramos-Fuentenebro takes our credit quiz

Ex-Barclays EMEA leveraged finance head takes top role at Natixis
The former head of EMEA leveraged finance at Barclays has joined Natixis as head of investment banking for the Americas

US firms to continue CLO charge in Europe despite risk retention still applying
Europe is expected to welcome an influx of new CLO managers this year, despite the continent being subjected to CLO risk retention

Future returns: we've (not) got a case of the blues
Regular readers may notice a slight change to this, the 201st issue of Creditflux...

Tracking down the credit industry’s original winners
All winning managers at the first Creditflux awards survived the crisis, under their own names – like BlackRock – or under new owners. But what happened to the people who collected the trophies?
 

Investec AM hires emerging market debt PM from Standard Life
London-headquartered Investec Asset Management has hired emerging market debt specialist Imran Ahmad as portfolio manager within its multi-asset investment team

Investcorp names new co-CEO
Alterative investment manager Investcorp has announced that Hazem Ben-Gacem will become co-chief executive officer, joining current co-CEO Rishi Kapoor

Golding poaches BlueBay's Das to head private debt
Golding Capital Partners has expanded its private debt capabilities, hiring former BlueBay partner Abhik Das as private debt head and Florian Hofer as investment manager

Schroders strengthens fixed income team in London
Global investment manager Schroders has strengthened its global multi-sector fixed income team and has appointed Robbie Boukhoufane and Alan Wilson as portfolio managers

Prytania lands in the US with MD hire to New York office
London's Prytania Asset Management has hired Fahd Basir as managing director to lead its New York office

US manager hires Alcentra loan PM to spearhead new European CLO unit
A US manager is expected to make its first move into the European CLO market after hiring an experienced loans specialist in London

Dutch manager NN Investment Partners hires JP Morgan debt strategist
NN Investment Partners hires JP Morgan’s Yvette Babb as portfolio manager in its emerging market debt business

State Street MD resurfaces at large German investment company
In his new role, Marcus Kuntz will set up a new team in Luxembourg and Frankfurt

Former BNP Paribas global credit head lands new role at Chenavari
A former global head of credit markets at BNP Paribas has been appointed as head of strategic development at Chenavari Credit Partners

Seven credit and banking lawyers named at legal giants in UK, US and Germany
Global law firms including Baker McKenzie and Dentons have named new senior lawyers in a move to expand their banking, capital markets and corporate capabilities