Debt communications firm Lucid launches trustee business with four hires
London-based debt issuer communications platform Lucid Issuer Services has made four senior hires and launched an agency and trustee services team

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.

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

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

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

Cheyne hires former BlueBay official Robertson to lead new credit unit
Cheyne is targeting below investment grade credit and has hired the former global head of leveraged finance at BlueBay to lead a newly-assembled team of three

20-year Citi veteran earns promotion to head of European credit trading
Citi’s global head of distressed debt has been promoted to head of credit trading for Europe, the middle east and Africa, officials at the bank have confirmed

Ares brings in leveraged finance specialist Higgins as partner in credit group
The former global head of long-only credit strategies at BlueBay Asset Management has resurfaced at Ares Management in London

PGIM hires credit trader for its European high yield business
PGIM is understood to have hired a credit trader from a leading sell-side firm for its high yield debt business in London

Citi adds to high yield sales team in London
Citi has announced that it has hired high yield sales specialist Richard Caldwell in London

BNP Paribas moves quickly to restaff London high yield trading business
BNP Paribas has moved quickly to restaff its European high yield trading desk, making two new senior hires for the business last week

Former ICG credit head Kershaw takes non-executive role on Aberdeen fund
Well-known credit specialist Dagmar Kent Kershaw has taken up a position as a non-executive director at Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust

Senior distressed specialist leaves GSO after fund closure
Shortly after shutting down its distressed debt fund, GSO Capital Partners is understood to have parted company with a senior managing director and key figure in its distressed business

Top credit trader returns to Caxton
A high profile credit trader is rejoining Caxton to lead its European credit unit 

Hedge fund manager adds ex-Commerzbank high yield trader to its team
Expanding hedge fund manager Redhedge has hired an experienced high yield credit trader to its offices in London

Bfinance hires to its London and Sydney offices
Pension fund consultant Bfinance has made three hires to its team

BNP Paribas combines high yield and distressed trading in Europe 
French bank loses two high yield specialists as it combines desks in London 

ICG announces retirement of chief executive
Intermediate Capital Group has announced that its chief executive and chief investment officer, Christophe Evain, is set to retire later this year after 23 years with the firm

Ex-Lehman pair reunite as NatWest hires corporate credit trading head
Former Lehman duo are reunited in London at RBS's new unit as head of credit and corporate credit trading 

Investec pulls out of emerging market and sterling credit businesses
Emerging markets and sterling credit sales and trading desks to fold at South African lender in London

Ex-GoldenTree partner lands at Brigade to fortify its European CLO plans
There is a change of leadership at Brigade's London offices with an experienced portfolio manager filling a position that had recently opened up