GSAM poaches AB’s Ashish Shah as global corporate credit head
Goldman Sachs Asset Management's fixed income team has hired Ashish Shah as partner and head of global corporate credit, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

HSBC poaches L&G's Faucher as passive fixed income head
HSBC Global Asset Management has hired former Legal & General’s Sebastien Faucher as passive fixed income head

Muzinich hires managing director to UK mid market credit business
Muzinich has hired that John Clifford as managing director in its UK office, according to an announcement

BNPP AM establishes two new private debt strategies
BNP Paribas Asset Management establishes two new private debt strategies: European Infra Debt and European Real Estate Debt

High yield portfolio manager returns to Allianz GI after leaving Amundi
Sébastien Ploton has rejoined Allianz Global Investors as a high yield portfolio manager - two years after leaving the firm

Law firm Paul Hastings adds London-based finance partner
Former DLA Piper partner Rich Davis, who specialises in the lending markets, has joined Paul Hastings' finance practice

Partners Group hires senior portfolio manager Hanslin as it eyes debut US CLO
Switzerland-headquartered Partners Group has hired a senior vice president and portfolio manager of its US bank loan and CLO origination business

Former ICG credit head Kershaw takes advisory role at distressed debt firm
Dagmar Kent Kershaw, the former head of Intermediate Capital Group's credit fund businessin Europe and Australia, has landed an advisory role at a $7 billion distressed debt manager

Pioneer marketing veteran moves to Fidelity after 16 years
Fidelity International has announced the appointment of Hugh Prendergast as 'global head of product', in what is understood to be a marketing role

Dublin-based co-head of global credit parts company with KKR
An experienced figure in European credit has left KKR in order to pursue interests outside of fund management. He had been serving as co-head of global credit at the firm

Ropes & Gray announces 33 promotions including finance and hedge fund professionals
Law firm Ropes & Gray has promoted 33 lawyers to counsel of the firm, with the attorneys representing a range of practice groups including finance, investment management, hedge funds and private investment funds

Hayfin launches new PE fund strategy headed by former Aberdeen specialist
European credit platform Hayfin Capital Management has launched a new private equity funds strategy, Creditflux has learned

Pemberton moves into supply chain finance after hiring senior portfolio manager
London-based Pemberton has announced the expansion of its senior management team with the appointment of Phil Ashdown, formerly of Tungsten Corporation, as a partner

ICG announces new marketing hire
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has appointed a former Neuberger Berman institutional sales professional to head up marketing across parts of Europe

BNP Paribas hires head of structured finance to asset management unit
BNP Paribas Asset Management this morning announced that Michel Fryszman has joined as head of structured finance

CVC appoints global head of performing credit as Bowers steps down in London
CVC Credit Partners is putting in place a new leadership structure, with partner and senior portfolio manager Jonathan Bowers set to step down from his role

KKR opens Frankfurt office
The global investment firm has announced the opening of a new office in Frankfurt, Germany, in a bid to further strengthen its presence in Europe

TPG's Questa joins London-based direct lender as managing director
Stefano Questa, formerly managing director at TPG, has joined European credit platform Hayfin Capital 

Brokerage Exotix appoints global head of fixed income
London-based Exotix Capital has appointed Dean Tyler as global head of fixed income

Oak Hill appoints sole head of European credit as ex-partner takes on new role
One of Oak Hill Advisors’ most senior staffers has stepped into a senior advisory role

Cairn builds out business development team with Investcorp and Camares hires
Credit and CLO manager Cairn Capital has announced two new appointments to its business development team in London

Hunton & Williams appoints veteran CLO lawyer as partner
Global law firm Hunton & Williams has appointed Angus Duncan as a partner in the firm’s London-based structured finance and specialty finance transactions practice

Up-and-coming fund manager Revolution makes big structured credit hire
Sydney’s Revolution Asset Management has made a big hire, signalling its intent in the global structured credit markets

Candriam hires executive officer for Switzerland
Pan-European multi-specialist asset manager Candriam Investors Group, owned by New York Life Management, has appointed Jog Allenspach as executive officer Switzerland

European CLO pioneer Wallace set to leave Maltese bank
A loan portfolio manager – who was behind a pioneering European 2.0 CLO – has left MeDirect Bank