Oaktree managing director joins Peak Rock as it grows credit business
Peak Rock Capital has appointed a former Oaktree Capital Management official to help lead investments across corporate credit 

Credit funds at a glance (July 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Zais ESG head to join DWS
Zais Group’s head of ESG (environmental, social, governance) and impact investing is joining DWS as group sustainability officer in New York

Deutsche Bank hires CDS index and single name trading head
Deutsche Bank has bolstered its CDS market making capabilities with the hire of a head of US index and single name trading.

Sculptor CEO Shafir to step down with CIO taking dual role
Sculptor Capital Management has announced that its chief investment officer will take also take on the role of chief executive officer, effective 1 April 2021

Angelo Gordon bolsters distressed debt team with hire from GSO
Angelo Gordon has bolstered its distressed debt and corporate special situations team with the appointment of a managing director

Former Barclays global CLO distribution head joins Nearwater
Barclays’ former head of global CLO distribution has landed at a risk retention financing firm as senior managing director in New York

Pretium hires managing director for bankruptcy and distressed from Lehman Brothers Holdings
Pretium Partners has hired Lehman Brothers Holdings' bankruptcy and distressed debt specialist

Structured credit investor joins Diameter in New York
Diameter Capital Partners has hired a partner from structured credit hedge fund specialist Prophet Capital Asset Management

Hayfin brings in structured credit big hitters in New York
Hayfin Capital Management has bolstered its structured credit division in New York

Credit funds at a glance (June 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

HPS hires from sports and entertainment financier in Los Angeles
HPS Investment Partners has appointed two managing directors from 23 Capital to the firm's Los Angeles office

Ares appoints Garrison managing director as partner in ABL team
Ares has hired a managing director from Garrison Investment Group to join its asset backed lending group as partner

Owl Rock hires from Oaktree to build opportunistic credit platform
Owl Rock Capital has built out a new opportunistic credit investing division, adding that “current market conditions make it especially attractive and relevant today.” 

Slate to deploy $500 million in Canadian real estate and hires managing director
Toronto-based real estate investment manager Slate Asset Management is set to deploy $500 million investments targeting coronavirus-impacted businesses in the Canadian real estate industry, and has announced a managing director hire from Brookfield Financial

MGG hires former Monroe partner to its direct lending team
MGG Investment Group has hired an experienced official to its investment team  in Chicago

Former Fiera private debt MDs launch direct lending firm
Three former managing directors of Fiera Private Debt and Integrated Asset Management have co-founded and launched a new direct lending firm and are seeking to raise $750 million for their first fund

Atalaya appoints head of business development and IR
Atalaya Capital Management has appointed a former Third Point Capital official as head of business development and investor relations, according to an annoucement

Angelo Gordon hires well-known credit strategist in New York
Angelo Gordon has hired an experienced credit strategist as a manging director in its investor relations team in New York

Arcmont hires former Golub official as US sales head
Arcmont Asset Management has appointed a head of US sales, a spokesperson for the firm has confirmed

Global Atlantic appoints head of credit after hiring from hedge fund manager
Global Atlantic has filled the void in its credit investment division

Pimco promotes European HY head to global head of loans
Pimco has promoted David Forgash to head of global leveraged loans and has appointed ex-Deutsche Bank official Roman Kogan to its European commercial real estate team 

Former Stifel loan trading head lands at Imperial
Imperial Capital Group has appointed the former head of loan trading at Stifel as a managing director and senior loan trader

Onex revamps leadership of credit business after hiring from GSO
Jason New has joined Onex Credit as co-chief executive officer in New York, according to an announcement.

Former JP Morgan credit prop trader relaunches credit hedge fund
Palm Lane Partners is relaunching – two years after the credit hedge fund manager looked to spin out of JP Morgan Asset Management