Apollo appoints head of credit valuations from sell-side
Apollo has appointed a head of credit valuations, as its previous head of credit valuations has transitioned internally to cover private equity valuations

Pemberton hires from Alcentra in bid to boost North American investor base
Pemberton has appointed a former Alcentra official to the newly created role as managing director for North American business development, as it seeks to expand its US and Canadian investor base

New credit hedge fund manager hires from Man GLG in London
A start-up credit fund manager has added to its ranks by hiring a portfolio manager

Credit funds at a glance (October 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Former GoldenTree high-flyers launch structured credit firm in Los Angeles
A former GoldenTree senior portfolio manager and business development specialist have launched an asset manager that will invest across an array of structured credit, including CLOs, synthetics and private transactions

Voya loan co-head Norman set to retire
Dan Norman is set to leave Voya Investment Management, where he co-heads the senior loan team, at the end of the year

US and European CLO portfolio managers set to leave Onex
A pair of experienced CLO portfolio managers are leaving Onex at the end of the year. Sources say Onex remains committed to the CLO business, having issued three deals globally since May

Sculptor promotes two after European credit head leaves for Pimco
Sculptor Capital Management has filled the void left by Mathieu Clavel, its former head of European and Asian corporate credit in Europe and Asia, by promoting two senior figures in its credit business

Hayfin appoints global business development head
Hayfin Capital Management has hired a new global head of business development from Avenue Capital in New York

Wriedt buys minority stake in direct lender Scio and joins as strategic advisor
Oliver Wriedt, the former chief executive officer at DFG Investment Advisers, has bought a minority stake in European credit asset manager Scio Capital

Palm Lane launches credit relative value fund with $200 million after PM hires
Palm Lane Capital has raised about $200 million for a global credit relative value hedge fund, which went live on 1 September

This doesn’t look like Kansas anymore: Palmer Square opts for unusual road to Europe
Palmer Square Capital Management is taking a novel approach to European CLO management with the head portfolio manager for its deals being stationed at its headquarters in Kansas City

Alcentra appoints DeSimone as CEO
Alcentra has appointed Johnathan DeSimone as chief executive officer following David Forbes-Nixon’s decision to step down and take an investment role at the firm

Credit funds at a glance (September 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

They said it: "We’re going to change the world of finance"
Big ambitions in blockchain

Points up front: From drafting CLO docs to writing crime thrillers
Nicola Bashforth, a popular figure in the CLO business, announced last month that she had left the industry to return to Lancashire in England and try her hand at writing novels

Credit Suisse shakes up leveraged finance with origination and restructuring co-heads
Credit Suisse has made a number of senior promotions in its leveraged finance team, appointing two new global co-heads of leveraged finance origination and restructuring

Highland case against ex-PM Terry dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
The island of Guernsey is famous for its high tidal range and dairy produce. But it is not the right place for Highland Capital Management to churn legal action over CLOs against former employee Joshua Terry - so says a royal court, dismissing litigation the company filed there in 2018

Deutsche Bank hires in syndication as it looks to bounce back in CLOs
Deutsche Bank has re-affirmed its commitment to CLO issuance with Colin Parkhill joining later this year as head of European ABS and CLO syndication in London, and the bank lining up several mandates

Apollo appoints head of leadership development and diversity
Apollo Global Management is taking steps to improve diversity at its leadership level

The Last Tranche with Guggenheim's Duffy: CLOs will pay more for loans than today’s index prices
Marking the long-awaited return of the Last Tranche podcast, Creditflux's Hugh Minch talks to Adrian Duffy, head of European corporate credit at Guggenheim Investments in Dublin

Credit funds at a glance (August 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

They said it: "Imagine a garden party and all of a sudden a big wasp shows up"
On Creditflux’s US CLO webinar last month, Napier Park’s head of US CLO investments Serhan Secmen described the March sell-off as a garden party

GSO names additional portfolio manager for three listed credit funds
GSO Capital Partners has added Robert Post as a portfolio manager to three listed credit funds, effective 1 August

Ostrum's US CLO plan takes a turn after head of structured credit leaves
An experienced CLO PM has left Ostrum after just one year