Macquarie confirms senior fund specialist appointment
Macquarie has hired former Investec fund finance specialist Steve Berry to head up its Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions division

Magnetar poaches former KKR private credit specialist
Alternative asset manager Magnetar Capital has hired private credit specialist Erik Falk from private equity firm Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co

MetLife portfolio manager leaves for AllianzGI in New York
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has poached portfolio manager Mona Mahajan from rival MetLife Investment Management

PineBridge brings in BDCA team to start a new direct lending business
PineBridge Investments has hired a three-person team to launch a new direct lending business in New York

Marketing specialist earns promotion at Muzinich with new global role
Muzinich has promoted Josh Hughes to head of global distribution 

Thoma Bravo adds partner to signal push into private credit
A US middle-market lending specialist who has helped one PE firm establish a credit management business is looking to do it again, this time at Thoma Bravo

ING shuffles the pack as US loans veteran takes on new role in London
It’s all change over at ING with several of the bank’s senior loan specialists embarking on major relocations

FirstAvenue hires from Meketa as it eyes growth in infrastructure fundraising
Fund placement agent FirstAvenue has hired Chris Tehranian as its head of US project management in New York with a view to expanding its infrastructure and real estate funds business

Medley adds managing director to its fundraising team
A marketing official who previously worked at Oak Hill Advisors has landed at Medley Management’s San Francisco offices

Investor relations specialist lands at Angelo Gordon
Angelo Gordon has bolstered its investment relations team by hiring a seasoned prfessional with a history of working at structured credit fund managers

Hartford-based Newfleet adds head of business development to its team
Newfleet Asset Management has brought in William Irvine as a senior managing director and head of its institutional business development platform

Twin Brook follows up new direct lending fund by bringing in portfolio manager
Portfolio manager Timothy Schifer has left Madison Capital Funding to join Angelo Gordon’s middle-market lending team, which recently closed its second direct lending fund

BTIG raids Jefferies again as it continues credit expansion in New York
One of the fastest-growing firms in credit, BTIG, has hired three from Jefferies to continue its expansion in New York

Former co-head of Rothschild Asset Management to run new Alcentra fund
The new credit interval fund run by Alcentra will be led by Michael Tamasco, according to an announcement.

Monroe moves into special situations credit after hiring from Melody
US middle-market lender Monroe Capital is expanding into special situations credit

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Debtwire CMBS round-up: Credit Suisse looks to add to its US trading team
Credit Suisse is looking to further expand its secondary CMBS trading business by hiring a trader to its existing four-person trading team, according to a report on Debtwire

CDPQ joins the private credit rush with senior hire in New York
O Canada - you're quickly becoming home of the private credit market. We list the key people flows over the last two years as pension funds in North America become ingrained in private credit

Ex-Swiss Re structured credit head leaves insurance company in New York
Insurer has lost structured credit specialist who served as CIO, according to well-placed sources.

BlueMountain hires fund distribution specialist from Paulson
BlueMountain Capital Management has poached Claudio Macchetto from Paulson and assigned him to the newly created position of head of platform distribution

Infrastructure specialist GIP hires from Mizuho for credit push
The co-head of investment grade debt capital markets at Mizuho will be joining Global Infrastructure Partners in New York in September.

Macquarie rehires sales specialist for brokerage role in New York
Macquarie Capital has announced that it has rehired loan sales specialist John Florio for its credit business in New York

Imperial Capital adds high yield specialists in New York
Imperial Capital has taken on two senior high yield specialists in its New York office, according to an announcement

Fast-growing private credit firm Northleaf brings in senior advisor
Northleaf Capital Partners has announced that Robert Weiss has joined as a senior advisor for its private credit team

Ex-Goldman CLO trader takes on new role at Morgan Stanley
A structured credit pro - who earlier in his career spent five years trading CLOs out of London - has landed at Morgan Stanley in a new role