CalPERS hires Dutch pension alum to head private debt
The new hire fills the empty seat left by Jean Hsu, who retired from the position last year

Former Investcorp Credit CEO Jeremy Ghose joins The Chatterjee Group
Ghose told Creditflux that his role as President would be a strategic one that “looked to enhance the enterprise value” of the overall group, with the aim of boosting cash flow to develop the firm’s philanthropic operations

Sound Point hires former Alcentra president as CFO steps down
CFO Kevin Gerlitz is retiring from the role after 16 years

Blackstone hires Laura Coady from Jefferies to head CLO business
The alternative asset manager has poached Jefferies's top CLO banker to become its global head of CLOs and head its European liquid credit strategies

Squarepoint makes moves to debut as CLO manager
EXCLUSIVE: Global investment firm has been interviewing candidates to launch a CLO business 

Former Platinum Credit MD joins multi-manager platform Schonfeld
Jordan Stevens previously served as a senior credit deal lead for Platinum Equity’s private credit platform

Credit funds at a glance – April 2025
Our roundup of top performers and moves in credit

Sidley poaches nine US finance lawyers from A&O Shearman including bulk of CLO expertise
The moves leave A&O Shearman with a significantly diminished slate of CLO prowess 

Siepe hires two from US Bank to boost CLO, private credit tools
The software and technology service provider for CLO and private credit managers is expanding its team

Dechert adds Paul Hastings partner to bolster private credit, CLO biz
Brian Whaley will bring his experience in private credit, securitization and structured products to the global finance group

Moody’s names global head of private credit after Ana Arsov departure
Ana Arsov, who most recently held the position, has left the firm

Credit funds at a glance - January 2025
Fund performance, recent hires, recent fundraising

CLO veteran Geoffrey Horton leaves portfolio manager role at BlackRock
After a decade in CLOs, the US-based PM is decamping from BlackRock to make a move outside the structured products space  

Investcorp Credit’s Jeremy Ghose and Tom Shandell set to exit firm
Investcorp has shaken up its leadership team, with Head of Global Credit Jeremy Ghose to step down and Head of Liquid Credit Investments Tom Shandell also set to leave the firm

DLA Piper bolsters US CLO team with Vavelidis move
DLA Piper has relocated finance partner Kos Vavelidis to New York from the firm’s London office to take on a global role

Goldman Sachs launches capital solutions group for banking clients
Goldman Sachs is combining its financing, origination, structuring and risk management solution activities in global banking, and also named Vivek Bantwal as co-head of global private credit

JPMorgan names new CLO leadership team to replace trio of senior departures
The CLO market's biggest arranger has named a new global head as well as other CLO leaders to replace Christine Ferris, Anusha Joly, and Mussie Tizazu

HSBC Asset Management launches venture debt strategy with new hire
HSBC Asset Management turned to an SVB Capital veteran for a newly created position, head of innovation credit, to build out a venture lending strategy

JPMorgan fights back after raft of shock departures
The news that JPMorgan had lost three of its most senior bankers sent shockwaves through the CLO world. But in the weeks since, JPMorgan has been fighting to hold the fort with some success.

Kirkland & Ellis recruits two new structured credit partners
CLO lawyer Jared Axelrod and structured finance specialist Suril Patel have joined Kirkland in its New York and London offices respectively

SMBC swoops in to take JPMorgan’s CLO leadership
In one of the most dramatic moves the CLO market has ever seen, SMBC Nikko has swooped in and hired three of the most senior members of JPMorgan’s CLO leadership team

Credit funds at a glance
Emerging markets, structured finance and US high yield outperform, plus our tables of recent credit hires and recent fundraising

Nuveen Private Capital taps Ares partner for private wealth distribution
The platform encompassing Churchill Asset Management and Arcmont Asset Management, has hired Moshe Bajnon for the newly created position of global head of private wealth

Blackstone makes two senior hires for infra lending and asset-based credit
Blackstone has hired two senior managing directors to focus on infrastructure and asset-based lending as members of the greater BXCI team

Blue Owl moves to launch direct lending business in Europe
US-based asset manager Blue Owl is looking to launch a direct lending business in Europe and is interviewing deal-markers in the regions