Credit funds at a glance (November 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

CLO and loan trading head moves to development finance job
Mediobanca's loan and CLO trading head has moved to CDC Group, a development finance business owned by the UK government

Pimco appoints Sculptor veteran as head of private credit in Europe
Pimco has hired an experienced figure in the European credit markets as it seeks to grow its special situations business

Credit funds at a glance (September 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Credit funds at a glance (August 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Credit funds at a glance (July 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Asian PE firm launches structured credit unit with three ex-Carlyle officials
CDIB Capital, a Hong Kong-headquartered private equity firm, has launched a new structured credit group and poached a team of three former Carlyle Group officials to lead the charge

Credit funds at a glance (May 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Asian direct lender promotes marketing official to CIO as co-founder takes new role
Adamas Asset Management has promoted its head of global marketing and investor relations, Brock Silvers, to chief investment officer

Another EM portfolio manager leaves NNIP for William Blair
William Blair Investment Management has hired Johnny Chen as a portfolio manager in SIngapore, in what marks the latest defection from NN Investment Partners' emerging  market debt team to William Blair  

Davidson Kempner hires ex-Barclays convertibles research head
DavidsonKempner, the investment management firm, has hired the former head of European and Asian convertibles research at Barclays to manage convertible bonds in its London office

Ares appoints head of Australia
Ares Management has hired an ex-Macquarie Group official to lead Ares Australia Management, the newly created joint venture between Ares and Sydney-based Fidante Partners

BlueBay adds senior portfolio manager as it targets EM fund launches
BlueBay Asset Management has hired for a newly created senior portfolio manager job 

Linklaters adds debt restructuring specialist in Asia
Linklaters has poached a partner from DLA Piper who focuses on debt restructuring and special situations

Weil brings in direct lending specialist from Kirkland & Ellis in Hong Kong
He primarily advises direct lending funds and borrowers on cross-border leveraged and acquisition finance transactions

Australian pension fund hires head of ESG
The Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund has appointed Louise Bradshaw to lead the pension fund’s initiatives in regard to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments

Goldman Sachs creates sustainable finance group
Goldman Sachs has launched a sustainable finance group, to deliver sustainable growth solutions to the bank’s clients, according to documents seen by Creditflux.  

GLG confirms two portfolio manager hires for distressed unit in London
Man GLG has hired two portfolio managers to its credit team in London

UBS pushes into private credit as part of private markets expansion
UBS has launched a global private capital markets team, which includes a new emphasis on private credit

Abu Dhabi fund eyes CLO tranche investments
Having gained exposure to the CLO market via its seed investment in New York-based AGL Credit Management, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is looking to double up by also investing in CLO tranches.

First Abu Dhabi Bank pushes into credit derivatives with trading head hire
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is making a foray into credit derivatives and has hired an experienced credit trader to lead the initiative

UBS unveils combined leveraged debt capital markets group structure
The new business will be led by Brendan Connolly, according to an internal memo 

Ostrum hires Mizuho's Asian structured finance head for private debt expansion in Hong Kong
Ostrum Asset Management has bolstered its Asia-Pacific operations by launching a Hong Kong subsidiary focused on private debt

Man GLG adds credit portfolio manager in London
Man GLG has appointed a lead portfolio manager from Aventicum Capital Management