Seward & Kissel hires structured credit head as CLOs, private funds converge
Taha Khan joins from Milbank to build out a structured credit practice that will advise on CLOs as well as complex fund finance solutions like CFOs and rated note feeders

Hayfin names Goldman Sachs veteran as head of investments
Goldman Sachs veteran Michael Marsh has been hired to the newly created role

Benefit Street Partners targets Japanese private credit, CLO investments with new hire
Franklin Templeton subsidiary Benefit Street Partners has appointed former Blue Owl MD Takeshi Yamamoto in a newly-created role

Moody’s hires global head of leveraged finance
The US head of leveraged finance, Christina Padgett, retired in November, the ratings agency said.  

Hayfin's Gina Germano steps back from running European CLOs, Jason Late to take over
Previously a portfolio manager at Man Group, Late will replace Germano as head of European high yield and syndicated loans, including CLOs

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

Sound Point hires former Alcentra president as CFO steps down
CFO Kevin Gerlitz is retiring from the role after 16 years

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

Dechert adds Paul Hastings partner to bolster private credit, CLO biz
Brian Whaley will bring his experience in private credit, securitization and structured products to the global finance group

KBRA hires Scott Duggal as it raids buy-side, sell-side, and journalism
Ratings agency KBRA has turned to the buy-side, sell-side, and journalism for a raft of senior hires in Europe

Sycamore Tree hires Mizzen Capital’s Head of Business Development
Sycamore Tree has expanded its business development team with the addition of an ex-Mizzen Capital industry veteran

Private credit firm hires investor relations official after strong 2016
Market sources say that a US healthcare-focused asset manager has hired an investor relations official to help build on its relationships with clients