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

BlackRock names new head of private credit for India
BlackRock's Maheshwar Nataraj gets a promotion as Dhruva Agarwal departs. 

Direct lender and CLO manager expands into Japan
The US private credit and direct lending specialist has opened its first Japanese office, and hired a new senior VP to oversee the office

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund hires former BlackRock credit exec
Former BlackRock executive Christopher Ganis has been hired by the Indonesia Investment Authority, or INA, as managing director of investments, overseeing the hybrid capital solutions division

Blackstone loses head of private credit in Europe and APAC
Senior managing director will stay until the end of the year before stepping back for personal reasons

Australian fund manager adds new credit PM
Australian fund manager IAM has branched into opportunistic credit with the acquisition of the River Capital Liquid Credit Fund and credit mandate, which includes a move for the fund’s portfolio manager.

Credit funds at a glance (February 2023)
A round up of people moves and fundraising

Senior Investcorp official lands at wealth manager
A well-known name in the CLO industry has landed at a wealth management firm