Alcentra hires former BlackRock US loan and CLO chief
Alcentra has announced the appointment of Leland Hart as managing director and head of US loans and high yield

ICG names its first US-based non-executive director
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has announced the appointment of Amy Schioldager as a non-executive director, with effect from 25 January

Fidelity International names new global head of asset management
Fidelity International has confirmed the appointment of Bart Grenier to the newly created position of global head of asset management in London, a spokesperson confirms

Ex-Millennium credit chief to start new hedge fund following Englander dispute
Former Millennium Management credit chief Michael Gelband will start a long-anticipated hedge fund known as ExodusPoint Capital Management, in the next six months, according to a Bloomberg report

Angelo Gordon names two new co-CIOs
Angelo Gordon has appointed two new co-chief investment officers, according to a letter seen by Creditflux

Calpers executive set to leave the pension fund to rejoin Franklin Templeton
Wylie Tollette is leaving his role at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) to return to Franklin Templeton Investments, with his last day at the pension fund set for 5 January

GSAM loan portfolio manager joins fund giant for high yield role
A long-time loan PM will turn his attention to investing in high yield bonds for a firm with $4.5 trillion under management

KKR promotes recent hire to its European credit business
KKR has revealed a list of promotions across its private credit strategies. They include the promotion of Matthieu Boulanger – who joined KKR only mere three months ago – to partner

California manager drafts in former KKR vice president as CFO
A west coast firm has hired KKR's former vice president of finance. He will step into the role of chief financial officer as well as chief compliance officer

Former IR head at Minnesota alternatives firm re-emerges at Castlelake
An investor relations director who worked at an alternatives manager until April has resurfaced at another alts firm in Minneapolis, Creditflux has learned

SEC names deputy director for its investment management unit
The SEC has appointed Paul Cellupica as deputy director for its division of investment management

CSAM closes unit it launched to take minority stakes in hedge fund managers
Credit Suisse Asset Management is unwinding Anteil Capital Partners, the private equity unit it set up to take minority stakes in hedge fund firms, according to a market source

Investment funds lawyer joins Ropes & Gray in Boston
Law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed Keren Rimon –formerly of from Harvard Management Company – as counsel in the firm’s private investment funds practice in Boston

Highland appoints chief strategy officer with Washington and Wall Street know-how
Highland Capital Management has expanded its executive leadership team by announcing a new chief strategy officer and head of thematic investing

Värde announces senior hire from Neuberger Berman
Värde Partners has announced the appointment of Ria Nova as head of its Americas business development and investor relations team

Wells Fargo rewards CLO veteran with another promotion
Wells Fargo has appointed Mary Katherine DuBose as head of debt capital markets effective immediately

Carlyle's co-founders step down as new leadership team is unveiled
The group names two Co-CEOs and a Co-CIO – but claims its three co-founders will continue to be actively engaged at Carlyle

CVC hires Nomura's head of credit structuring for senior CLO role
CVC has hired a global head of CLO origination to join its New York office

ICG hires to its US marketing team
A few months after hiring a managing director for the western region of the US, ICG now hires for the southern states

Angel Oak poaches west coast portfolio manager from Wells Capital
Atlanta-based Angel Oak Capital Advisors has appointed a new portfolio manager in its Seattle office, according to a company announcement

Partner leaves Ares's credit group after almost 20 years at the firm
A former fund and CLO portfolio manager, who had spent the last couple of years working in a business development role, has left Ares's Los Angeles offices    

Seasoned credit specialist swaps River Birch for Guggenheim Securities
Guggenheim Securities has poached Jim Seery from credit fund manager River Birch Capital

CLO-savvy insurance company hires two for top credit investment roles
An insurance company, which has made a name for itself in supporting CLO managers with risk retention capital, has made a pair of big hires to its credit investment business

Former Credit Suisse managing director joins Blueprint as partner
Blueprint Capital Advisors has added John McAvoy as a partner to its team in New York

Aberdeen poised to take over and rebrand Avenue credit fund
Avenue Capital Group’s Income Credit Strategies Closed-End Fund is poised to switch managers and names, with Aberdeen Asset Managers taking over as investment advisor and Aberdeen Asset Management serving as subadvisor, subject to shareholder approval