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 

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 

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

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  

Past returns: From zero to $7.6 billion in five years
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported that Angelo Gordon was planning to move into US direct lending. Shortly after that the firm created a middle-market subsidiary known as Twin Brook Capital Partners and drafted in Trevor Clark and Chris Williams to lead the venture after the pair had left Madison Capital in 2013.

Credit funds at a glance
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Wells Fargo AM makes big credit hire to co-head its private strategies team
Wells Fargo Asset Management has appointed Vincent Lu to co-head the firm’s private strategies, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Axa IM promotes global head of loans and private debt following Levilain departure
Axa Investment Managers has promoted a new global head of leveraged loans and private debt to fill the vacancy left by Jean-Philippe Levilain, who has left to join CBAM

Credit funds at a glance
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Investcorp appoints co-head of US credit as mid-market acquisition closes
The new hire will join Jim Feeley, who was appointed as co-head earlier this year following the retirement of John Fraser

Last of GSO's co-founders departs
It's the end of an era as GSO Capital Partners co-founder Bennett Goodman (the 'G' in GSO) will step down from the firm at the end of the year 

Oaktree BDC appoints CLO specialist as CEO and CIO
Oaktree Speciality Lending Corporation has appointed its new chief executive officer and chief investment officer, following the resignation of the incumbent CEO and CIO Edgar Lee

Large US direct lender eyes expansion into Europe, reports Debtwire
One of the largest investors in the US middle market is planning to expand into Europe, according to Creditflux’s sister publication Debtwire

BlueMountain buyout to bring CLO equity shift, funding pledge and Feldstein payout
BlueMountain Capital Management’s co-founder Andrew Feldstein looks set to receive a substantial pay-out in common shares of Assured Guaranty, which has agreed to buy the manager for around $160 million and has outlined a three-year plan for its CLOs

Brightwood adds ex-Prudential origination specialist to Los Angeles office
Brightwood Capital Advisors has appointed a managing director on its investments team in California 

Ares appoints Atalaya founding partner to co-head alternative credit unit
He will serve as co-head of Ares' $4 billion alternative credit unit alongside Keith Ashton 

Pennsylvania SERS appoints acting CIO
The $29 billion Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS) has appointed deputy chief investment officer James Nolan as acting chief investment officer, effective from this weekend

Job opportunity with First Eagle: loan trading
First Eagle Investment Management s looking to hire a loan trader in Boston

Churchill adds Twin Brook official to its Chicago office
Churchill Asset Management has appointed a former Twin Brook official to its capital markets and syndication team

Guggenheim CLO syndicate co-head joins sports and media finance company
A Guggenheim Partners managing director has left the firm to join sports and entertainment financing provider 23 Capital