Monroe Capital expands in Middle East with new hire and Abu Dhabi office
Monroe Capital has hired Waleed Noor as managing director and head of Middle East distribution, as private credit funds continue to target LPs in the region

Akin Gump hires Paul Hastings partner for private credit practice
The New York-based partner will join the growing special situations and private credit practice.

Barings launches legal proceedings against Corinthia and two senior defectors
Barings has commenced legal proceedings against two former senior executives who last week defected to Corinthia Global Management

Nomura-backed Corinthia lifts private credit team from Barings
More than 20 members of the global private credit team at Barings have jumped ship and joined Corinthia Global Management, a new platform backed by Nomura Holdings

BBVA hires ex Credit Suisse managing director
BBVA has hired a new managing director to be head of its US financial institutions group for debt capital markets

Sidley hires Paul Hastings' partner
Sidley Austin has added a new partner in the law firm's global finance practice, representing direct lenders, private credit funds and banks

Carlyle's head of direct lending departs
Carlyle's Head of Direct Lending has left the firm to pursue other opportunities, according to a company memo

Brevet Capital names new chief commercial officer
Boutique financial advisor Brevet Capital has promoted Mei-Li da Silva Vint to chief commercial officer

Wave of legal hires becomes a tsunami
In February alone legal heavyweights Allen & Overy, DLA Piper, Fried Frank, Kirkland & Ellis, Proskauer Rose and White & Case all announced the arrival of partners in the credit space

Recruiters predict renewed private credit hiring spree
While job-hopping has become commonplace in the post-pandemic landscape, companies are expected to slow hiring in 2024. But some sectors are bucking the trend, including private credit.

Chris Flynn announces departure plans from First Eagle
First Eagle Alternative Credit has revealed plans to shake up its C-suite with the departure of President Chris Flynn in 2025, in addition to other senior-level changes

Silver Creek Capital hires BlackRock exec as co-CIO
Private credit manager Silver Creek Capital Management has hired BlackRock alumni David Matter as co-chief investment officer

DLA Piper add CMBS lawyer
DLA Piper continues to expand. Following on from its leveraged finance hires last week the firm has now added CMBS veteran Joo Kim, who has been hired as a partner in the firm's structured finance practice. 

DLA Piper hires two partners for leveraged finance practice
Alan Rockwell and Heather Waters Borthwick have joined DLA Piper from Shearman & Sterling, and will both be partners based in New York. 

SMBC continues to expand US fixed income with more senior-level hires
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's America's division continues to expand with the addition of several new senior-level hires from Morgan Stanley and Citi

Comvest hires Goldman Sachs exec for direct lending origination role
Comvest Partners has hired David Gibson as a managing director on the firm's direct lending investment platform Comvest Credit Partners

LBC names new deputy chief investment officer
LBC Credit Partners, a division of CIFC Asset Management, has promoted Homyar Choksi to deputy chief investment officer, as the Philadelphia-headquartered middle market asset manager continues to expand

Oaktree picks Morgan Stanley managing director for credit team
Oaktree Capital Management has hired Morgan Stanley's Loris Nazarian as managing director and assistant portfolio manager

Houlihan Lokey taps Morgan Stanley private credit veteran for capital markets team
Houlihan Lokey has hired Morgan Stanley's head of private credit as a managing director in the firm's capital markets group to lead the bank's initiative to grow its US private credit placement practice

Golub poaches new co-head of global institutional sales from BlackRock
New York-based Andrea Picard is set to join Golub Capital this March as co-head of global institutional sales, as the New York-headquartered direct lender and middle-market giant lays the groundwork to expand its investor partners group globally

Permira confirms co-heads of credit platform
European alternative credit manager Permira Credit has named David Hirschmann and Ariadna Stefanescu as co-heads, effective immediately, as parent company Permira makes plans to expand the credit business

Morrison Foerster taps Paul Hastings' lawyer for its finance group
Global law firm Morrison Foerster has hired Tammy Davies as partner in the firm's finance group. In her new role, the seasoned attorney will focus on private credit in the middle market.

Voya Investment brings in new CIO, fixed income from Morgan Stanley
Voya Investment Management has made some changes to its leadership team. The company is bringing in a new chief investment officer, fixed income, from Morgan Stanley as part of a wider reshuffle.

Marathon adds private credit veteran
Marathon Asset Management has hired a private credit expert from pensions consultant Aksia 

Goldman Sachs shakes up private credit team
Goldman Sachs is rearranging its senior-level private credit team with the appointment of Greg Olafson as global head of private credit.