High profile CLO trader parts company with Jefferies in London
Market sources say that an experienced CLO trader, credited with being a key part of Jefferies' expansion in CDO trading in 2010, has left his role

Job opportunity with Fair Oaks Capital
Fair Oaks Capital is looking for an investment manager in New York

M&G Investments hires Credit Suisse securitised product finance head
London-based M&G Investments hires well known structured credit specialist Vaibhav Piplapure for investment role including SME loans

Muzinich taps L&G for UK institutional distribution role
Muzinich has named London-based Simon Males in the newly created role of UK head of institutional business

Points up front: dancing in the street
Romantic Italian credit hedge fund manager woes wife-to-be with flash mob

Amundi taps former Lyxor specialist to head debt fund management
Paris-based asset manager Amundi has appointed CLO veteran Thierry de Vergnes, who previously worked at Lyxor, as head of debt fund management

Direct lending fund manager Beechbrook hires for Manchester office
Jon Petty joins Beechbrook as an associate director from Deloitte

Macquarie confirms senior fund specialist appointment
Macquarie has hired former Investec fund finance specialist Steve Berry to head up its Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions division

JP Morgan promotes experienced manager to head European CLO business
The reshuffle at JP Morgan fills the hole left by former head of European CLOs Amberine Nagree

Kirkland & Ellis poaches credit fund-focused partner from rival law firm
Anand Damodaran is the sixth partner Kirkland & Ellis has hired from Ropes & Gray this month, company announcements reveal. Earlier this month, Kirkland & Ellis hired a five-partner team focusing on investigations and government enforcement.

MUFG hires leveraged finance veteran in London
The firm has hired a new senior appointee to join its leveraged finance team as head of leveraged corporate origination and structuring

Marketing specialist earns promotion at Muzinich with new global role
Muzinich has promoted Josh Hughes to head of global distribution 

European CLO structurer lands at Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse has strengthened its CLO team in London after hiring a structurer

Experienced CLO portfolio manager leaves Lyxor
A CLO veteran has left Lyxor after 13 years with the Societe Generale-owned firm

ING shuffles the pack as US loans veteran takes on new role in London
It’s all change over at ING with several of the bank’s senior loan specialists embarking on major relocations

Investec hires to its UK mid-market lending team
James Goût has joined Investec’s middle-market lending team in London after leaving Barclays

Structured credit specialist joins Danish pension fund as its CIO
A Copenhagen-based institution has brought in a structured credit pro fro Sampension to oversee its investment portfolio. Going forward, illiquid credit, including commercial real estate debt, is expected to feature more prominently in the pension fund's portfolio

Head of credit earns promotion in reshuffle at Kames
Head of credit Stephen Snowdon and senior fixed income specialist Adrian Hull have been promoted to co-heads of fixed income at Kames Capital

Natixis looks to strengthen euro CLO platform as head of origination departs
The head of European CLOs and loan fund financing at Natixis is stepping away from the industry. But this has not deterred Natixis, which is implementing plans for growth in CLOs

Macquarie hire signals push into European credit fund financing
Macquarie has signalled a push into credit fund financing in Europe by hiring a senior official involved in this activity 

Former co-head of Rothschild Asset Management to run new Alcentra fund
The new credit interval fund run by Alcentra will be led by Michael Tamasco, according to an announcement.

After 10 years away, Permira makes plans for return to CLO management
PDM is best known as a direct lender and investor in CLO tranches – but its first foray into credit was as a CLO manager. The firm is now reviving that business. 

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Points up front: the biggest leaving do of the year
Key players from across the CLO industry gathered to bid farewell to Alcentra’s Hiram Hamilton, who is swapping London for New York. 

German direct lending will grow for two decades
Patrimonium’s Daniel Heine takes our credit quiz