Reed Smith adds former NatWest structured finance specialist to its team
Law firm Reed Smith has added structured finance specialist David Barton as counsel in its London office

Ares brings in credit portfolio managers from DoubleLine and Pimco
Ares Management has bolstered its liquid credit team with the appointment of Jason Duko and Kapil Singh, who join as partners and portfolio managers

Family office CIO and ex-Kimura official launch new private debt firm
The chief investment officer of single-family office and an official who previously worked at Kimura Capital have joined forces to launch an asset management business

Benefit Street Partners taps Monroe and BlackRock for private debt origination hires
Benefit Street Partners has made two senior appointments to its private debt origination team

Crayhill bolsters private credit team with managing director hire
Crayhill Capital Management has strengthened its asset-based private credit team with the appointment of a managing director in New York

Pimco adds two former Tennenbaum officials as portfolio managers
Fixed income specialist Pimco has poached former Tennenbaum Capital Partner officials Geoffrey Jones and Gabriel Goldstein

Loomis Sayles makes global fixed income senior role changes
Kenneth Buntrock, portfolio manager and co-team leader of the global fixed income team will retire in March 2019  

Baker McKenzie adds two global finance partners in London office
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has bolstered its finance team with the addition of two partners in the London office

AllianceBernstein looks towards BSL CLO management with new hire
AllianceBernstein is looking to expand its CLO management business and enter into the world of broadly syndicated CLOs

TwentyFour expands into US with head of US credit appointment in New York
TwentyFour Asset Management has appointed David Norris as head of US credit to lead the firm’s expansion into the US

Stifel builds out leveraged finance team with big hire
The new unit will focus on origination, underwriting, and syndication of leveraged loans and high-yield securities

King & Spalding adds debt specialist as partner in its Chicago office
Global law firm King & Spalding has appointed Amy Peters as partner in its corporate, finance and investments practice group

Partners Group promotes Layton to co-CEO as Rubeli steps down
Partners Group has announced that David Layton, partner and head of private equity, will succeed Christoph Rubeli as the firm’s co-chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2019

HarbourVest adds managing director to private credit team
HarbourVest Partners has strengthened its private credit team with the appointment of a former Bain Capital Credit official 

US CLO issuer seeks portfolio manager in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles-based manager is looking to hire for its CLO team 

Maples & Calder announce several CLO lawyer promotions
Maples & Calder has announced several promotions for CLO lawyers.- including three partners and one counsel 

Sunflower grows business with new ABL unit
Sunflower Bank has launched an asset-based lending and leveraged finance group

Former CVC Credit CIO Hickey resurfaces at US direct lending firm
Steve Hickey has resurfaced at a US direct lending firm following his departure from CVC’s credit arm last year, Creditflux has learned

Churchill bolsters senior origination team with three hires
Middle market specialist Churchill has hired three principals to expand its sponsor coverage team

THL Credit adds former Golub and Balance Point execs to direct lending team
Boston-headquartered THL Credit has strengthened its direct lending team with the appointment of Fawwaz Ahmed and Troy Hebert, both of whom join as vice-president

Law firm appoints partner to co-chair debt finance practice
Law firm Foley Hoag has added Thomas Draper as a Boston-based partner and co-chair of its debt finance practice

Partners Group poaches former Guggenheim official to private debt team
Partners Group has added to its US private debt team

BlueMountain hires PM to lead private infrastructure unit
BlueMountain Capital Management has hired Scott Troeller to lead its private infrastructure unit  

Proskauer expands asset management practice with partner in Washington
International law firm Proskauer has expanded its global asset management practice with the appointment of William Tuttle, who joins as partner in the corporate practice

Clifford Chance bolsters private funds practice with New York partner
Law firm Clifford Chance has bolstered its US private funds practice with the appointment of Victor Levy, who rejoins the firm as partner.