First Eagle taps AlbaCore alum for alternative credit product sales
Edward Berry joins as a managing director in London and will help distribute the firm’s alternative credit products, including those under the Napier Park brand

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

Golub shakes up leadership with co-CEOs, co-Presidents appointments
The alternative credit manager will have three co-presidents after promoting Spyro Alexopoulos and hiring two new executives

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.  

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

Beach Point hires president and CIO, product and sales leader
The two new hires arrive after stints at TPG Angelo Gordon and Oak Hill Advisors, respectively

Proskauer adds leveraged finance partner in London
The law firm has recruited Peter Mason from White & Case to join its global finance practice, the latest in a series of recruitments

Carlyle promotes credit head to co-president amid senior reshuffle
Mark Jenkins joins John Redett and Jeff Nedelman as new co-presidents of Carlyle

Dechert adds two partners for private funds, rated note capabilities
The two will bring expertise to help credit managers navigate the formation of private funds, rated funds, CLO equity funds and derivatives

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

Turning Rock hires head of credit
The new head of credit joins from Z Capital Group, where he oversaw both funds and CLOs

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

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

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

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Crescent Capital shakes up senior-leadership team
Los Angeles-based alternative credit specialist Crescent Capital Group is updating its senior-leadership team with several key promotions

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