Blackstone to launch new private multi-asset products for affluent individuals
The new products, expected to come in the following months, will offer exposure to multiple private market asset strategies at once

Citi announces debt capital markets co-heads, including a hire from BofA
The new co-heads will fill the open spot left by head of global debt capital markets Rich Zogheb, who is retiring after 40 years in the industry

MUFG expands European leveraged finance business with new DACH hire
Former Crédit Agricole managing director Mario Hatzinger has been appointed as MUFG’s head of leveraged finance for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland 

Ares hires CapitaLand exec for Asia special sits credit
The new partner will oversee activities in China, Hong Kong and South Korea

Ex-PJT Park Hill MD joins Churchill to help reach EMEA investors
Bynjar Agnarsson will focus on developing US private credit investment products for investors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Mizuho taps head of sponsor coverage and levfin for EMEA
The bank named Waqaas Lone to the role and also appointed a deputy head of sponsor coverage and leveraged finance for the region

Blackstone hires MD to lead private credit origination in India
This is Blackstone Credit & Insurance’s first hire in the country, as the India market becomes a priority

Mizuho EMEA names former BNP Paribas exec as CIB head
Matthew Ponsonby will become head of Mizuho EMEA’s corporate and investment bank, and president and CEO of Mizuho International on 1 October

Hayfin hires two MDs for product and sales
The two managing directors will join the firm’s partner solutions group that focuses on creating new products and reaching new investors

Carlyle nabs head of direct lending origination from Golub
EXCLUSIVE: The firm also hired a second managing director focused on originations as it re-staffs its direct lending franchise

Corinthia Global Management hires Ares alum in New York
The global private credit manager has hired former Ares partner Craig Shirey to serve as a managing director

Eagle Point hires head of client and partner solutions for Japan
Ken Yamashita most recently worked at Morgan Stanley Investment Management

KKR appoints head of private credit in Japan
Former Goldman Sachs executive Ken Murata is KKR’s first private credit hire in Japan

Sixth Street to open Singapore office, hires head of APAC
The private credit manager has created the new role to better raise investor capital and expand the firm’s investment capabilities in the region

Former Platinum Credit MD joins multi-manager platform Schonfeld
Jordan Stevens previously served as a senior credit deal lead for Platinum Equity’s private credit platform

Siepe hires two from US Bank to boost CLO, private credit tools
The software and technology service provider for CLO and private credit managers is expanding its team

KKR establishes dedicated Middle East investment team
The alternative investment manager has also tapped US General David Petraeus to serve as chairman of the region

Apollo poaches BlackRock’s head of APAC private credit
The new hire will start at the end of June to lead Apollo’s hybrid private capital efforts in the Asia Pacific region.  

Credit funds at a glance - January 2025
Fund performance, recent hires, recent fundraising

Coller Capital sets up Singapore office and hires Peter Wu
Coller Capital set up a Singapore office and made a new hire, in a push to expand in the Asia Pacific

Investcorp's head of European credit funds Philip Yeates leaves firm amid leadership shake-up
Philip Yeates, head of European credit funds at Investcorp, has left the firm as the asset manager undergoes a leadership shift that's seeing co-CEO Hazem Ben-Gacem set to depart later this year and executive chairman Mohammed Alardhi take on CEO duties

17Capital opens offices in Dubai as demand for NAV financing grows
A growing global appetite for NAV finance has prompted London-headquartered credit specialist 17Capital to open a new office in Dubai

BlackRock hires from Jefferies to lead private credit push in Southeast Asia
BlackRock continues to build out its private credit teams outside of North America with the addition of a new senior-level hire in Asia

Blue Owl brings sovereign wealth fund deputy CIO onboard
Private credit specialist Blue Owl Capital has become the latest direct lender to expand in Australia with a major hire

Monroe Capital expands in Middle East with new hire and Abu Dhabi office
Monroe Capital has hired Waleed Noor as managing director and head of Middle East distribution, as private credit funds continue to target LPs in the region