Ex-PJT Park Hill MD joins Churchill to help reach EMEA investors
Bynjar Agnarsson will focus on developing US private credit investment products for investors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Barings BDC taps new CEO for the new year
Thomas McDonnell, who has spent two decades at the firm, will step in as CEO for the listed business-development company

Sixth Street Specialty Lending starts CEO transition
The BDC’s current CEO Joshua Easterly will step down from his position at the end of the year but continue his role as co-CIO of the greater Sixth Street platform

Ex-AIMCo private credit veteran Scudellari reappears at ICG
David Scudellari previously exited the Canadian pension giant amid an organizational shakeup

Värde appoints head of ABF, hires ex-KKR MD
The appointments come as the firm looks to expand in the asset-based finance sub-sector of private credit

Mizuho taps head of sponsor coverage and levfin for EMEA
The bank named Waqaas Lone to the role and also appointed a deputy head of sponsor coverage and leveraged finance for the region

Ex-Muzinich co-head of US private debt joins Colbeck
The new hire adds to Colbeck Capital Management’s capabilities across the US middle market

Blackstone hires MD to lead private credit origination in India
This is Blackstone Credit & Insurance’s first hire in the country, as the India market becomes a priority

Third Point adds three MDs from Apogem
The new private credit team members will help source middle market direct lending deals

Deutsche Bank’s Florian Jacob named head of private corporate credit at DWS
Jacob’s appointment will build on the existing DWS and Deutsche Bank private credit partnership

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

Hayfin hires two MDs for product and sales
The two managing directors will join the firm’s partner solutions group that focuses on creating new products and reaching new investors

Carlyle nabs head of direct lending origination from Golub
EXCLUSIVE: The firm also hired a second managing director focused on originations as it re-staffs its direct lending franchise

Oaktree hires former BlackRock MD for private debt sourcing
The former BlackRock managing director joins to source private debt deals in North America

Ex-Morgan Stanley head of originations starts as Octagon’s head of private credit
EXCLUSIVE: The new hire will lead the liquid credit shop’s new direct-lending strategy, launched earlier this year

Hayfin hires head of capital markets
The new managing director joins as the firm seeks to pursue larger private credit deals

AlbaCore hires four to launch infra debt strategy
The European credit specialist jumps into the infrastructure space for the first time, tapping the former head of infrastructure debt at UBS Asset Management to lead the effort

Principal Asset Management hires MD for sponsor-backed direct lending
EXCLUSIVE: Jordon Thompson, who most recently worked for Cerberus Capital Management, now covers sponsor relationships for Principal Asset Management 

Corinthia Global Management hires Ares alum in New York
The global private credit manager has hired former Ares partner Craig Shirey to serve as a managing director

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

Churchill hires for new institutional sales role
Michael Foley joins from Franklin Templeton, where he led US institutional direct sales, consultant relations and relationship management teams

Hayfin hires MD to expand private credit in Nordic region
EXCLUSIVE: Marco Ferrari joins the private credit team and will be based out of the firm’s Stockholm office

MetLife IM appoints global head of private fixed income
The role was left open after Brian Funk was promoted to president earlier this summer

MidCap hires MD for asset-based lending originations
The new hire previously worked at Apollo-affiliated equipment finance platform Capteris

Crescent hires two MDs, launches GP financing strategy
The new GP financing solutions strategy will see the firm provide flexible, nondilutive financing options to middle-market private equity managers