Aurelius Finance hires originator for North of England, UK
The newly created role will originate, structure and execute complex secured-debt deals in the United Kingdom

Moody’s names global head of private credit after Ana Arsov departure
Ana Arsov, who most recently held the position, has left the firm

AIMCo private markets head departs as New York office shutters
The New York office, open for just a year, was established last February to accelerate the growth of the institutional investor’s private credit portfolio and source investments

Former Fortress Partner joins Star Mountain
The new managing director Cohan joins the investment team and will be based on the west coast  

Cresset sells private credit portfolio to StepStone, spins out private investing biz
Cresset’s head of private credit and other members of that team are not joining StepStone and will not be part of the private investing spinout 

Moelis hires from Jefferies for private funds global head
Moelis & Company has nabbed Matt Wesley from Jefferies to lead the private funds advisory business

17Capital hires MD from Barclays to grow NorthAm presence
NAV specialist 17Capital has hired Ari Landsberg as managing director for investments in North America

Antares hires Olga Kosters to head credit secondaries
Antares Capital has hired Olga Kosters to head its credit secondaries business

Oaktree expands asset-based finance team with hires from Atalaya and Goldman
Oaktree Capital Management has increased staff for its asset-backed finance group

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

Goldman’s head of private credit’s Olafson jumps to BDT & MSD
BDT & MSD Partners has hired Greg Olafson, formerly global head of private credit at Goldman Sachs’ asset management arm

Goldman Sachs launches capital solutions group for banking clients
Goldman Sachs is combining its financing, origination, structuring and risk management solution activities in global banking, and also named Vivek Bantwal as co-head of global private credit

Ares adds alternative credit co-head in promotion
Ares Management has promoted Kevin Alexander to co-head of alternative credit alongside co-heads Keith Ashton and Joel Holsinger

ICG hires Sixth Street alum Grandjean for pan-European private credit
ICG has hired Pierre Grandjean, who most recently was at Sixth Street in specialty lending, to join its European direct lending team, Senior Debt Partners

Steven Cohen’s Point 72 taps Blackstone veteran to build private credit strategy
Point72 has hired Blackstone's Todd Hirsch as head of private capital to build a new investment strategy focused on private credit

Ninety One taps Standard Chartered Bank exec to head alternative credit
Ninety One, a global investment manager with almost USD 171bn in assets under management, has appointed Alper Kilic to serve as head of alternative credit

Canyon Partners promotes co-head of private credit Kivitz to CIO role
Canyon Partners has tapped co-head of private credit Jeff Kivitz to serve as the firm’s next CIO, replacing outgoing Todd Lemkin

BNP Paribas AM hires from AXA and LFPI to build unitranche strategy
BNP Paribas Asset Management has created a new European direct lending strategy focused on unitranche and junior debt investments with the help of two senior hires

Barings hires Churchill MD for private debt originations
Barings Global Private Finance has hired a managing director from Churchill Asset Management to serve as a managing director for North America Private Credit

PGIM Fixed Income builds large cap direct lending with new hire
PGIM Fixed Income has picked up a former Texas Capital managing director as it builds out its large cap direct lending business 

Canyon Partners hires credit product specialist from Varde
Canyon Partners, a global alternative investment manager, has hired a new managing director from Varde to act as lead credit product specialist

HSBC Asset Management launches venture debt strategy with new hire
HSBC Asset Management turned to an SVB Capital veteran for a newly created position, head of innovation credit, to build out a venture lending strategy

Barings adds two private credit MDs for North America
Barings Global Private Finance has hired two managing directors, Brian Polomsky and Doug Koch, for its North America Private Credit team from Principal Asset Management

Freshfields appoints global co-head of private credit and capital solutions
Law firm Freshfields has hired three lawyers in London, including Paul Stewart, who will serve as global co-head of private credit and capital solutions

Katten hires New York private credit partner from Weil
Law firm Katten has hired Maximilien Pucci-Sisti Maisonrouge for its private credit practice as a partner in New York