Hong Kong manager bolsters team ahead of Asian private credit fund launch
Sammasan Capital has appointed former GE Capital colleague to its team as partner, as the Hong Kong-based firm prepares to launch its first Asian private credit opportunities fund

Pantheon appoints ex-Star Mountain official as head of global private debt
Pantheon has appointed a former Star Mountain Capital official as partner and global head of private debt in New York 

GSO official to join distressed debt manager Kennedy Lewis
The head of capital markets at GSO Capital Partners, who serves as a portfolio manager, will join distressed debt firm Kennedy Lewis Investment Management as a partner in 2020

Imperial hires in credit sales
Imperial Capital has added a senior vice president in its high yield and distressed credit sales group

Monroe adds four to its opportunistic private credit team
Monroe Capital has expanded its opportunistic private credit team with four hires: Darrick Ginkel, Chris Spanel, Jason Starr and Joseph Valickus

Aegon appoints head of emerging markets debt
Aegon Asset Management has named Jeff Grills as head of emerging markets debt, according to an announcement by the firm

William Blair poaches emerging market debt debt team from NNIP
William Blair Investment Management has poached an emerging markets debt team from NN Investment Partners to launch a new EM debt unit

Imperial appoints head of structured credit and special situations
Imperial Capital has appointed Mark Green as head of special situations and structured credit, according to an announcement by the firm

Ares hires head of credit trading
Ares Management has appointed a head of credit trading in a newly created role

Allianz GI names CEO and head of investments as Utermann steps down
Allianz Global Investors has named Tobias Pross as chief executive officer and Deborah Zurkow as global head of investments, following the resignation of Andreas Utermann

Credit Suisse makes leadership changes after creating head of private credit role
Credit Suisse has reshuffled its senior leadership and introduced a new private credit role

Tikehau builds private debt secondary platform with senior hire
Tikehau Capital has bolstered its private debt capabilities with the launch of a new secondaries platform

Carlyle hires to New York credit opportunities team
Carlyle has appointed a former Guggenheim official to its credit opportunities team in New York

Callan adds private credit specialist in Chicago
Investment consultant Callan has appointed a private credit specialist to its alternatives group from Blueprint Capital 

Ropes & Gray names leveraged finance partners in New York
Law firm Ropes & Gray has named 16 new partners across its offices – including several credit-related promotions

Partners Group hires private debt business development head from Bardin Hill
Partners Group has signalled its intention to ramp up its private debt platform with a newly created role 

FisherBroyles hires derivatives and regulations specialist as partner
FisherBroyles, an Atlanta headquartered law firm, has hired derivatives and securities specialist Julian Hammar as a partner in its New York and Washington, DC offices

Proskauer promotes eight to partner in credit
Law firm Proskauer has promoted 15 lawyers to partners in its London, New York and Boston offices – including eight who work in credit

Macquarie appoints ex-UBS official to build new asset-based finance business
Macquarie Capital is building a asset-based finance platform has appointed ex-UBS official to lead the new group

CVC adds Alcentra official to investor relations team in London
CVC Credit Partners has appointed a managing director in its investor relations team from Alcentra 

BlueMountain starts new chapter as co-founder leaves and it winds down hedge fund
There are sweeping changes taking place at BlueMountain Capital Management, with the firm announcing that co-founder Stephen Siderow is leaving and that it is winding down its flagship hedge fund, BlueMountain Credit Alternatives Fund

Ropes & Gray adds two global finance partners in New York
The law firm has poached two partners from Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Managers have leeway even after triggering key person event, finds Ropes & Gray
Almost all credit managers offer protection to investors that key employees will continue to manage the fund’s assets throughout its life, with 95% credit funds containing such "key person clauses". But that does not mean managers have their hands completely tied

Wells Fargo AM makes senior marketing hire
Wells Fargo Asset Management has appointed Kelly Vives as head of marketing, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

KKR bolsters global impact team
Investment firm KKR has appointed two senior professionals within its global impact team, as it looks to strengthen its geographic reach and local impact