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 

UMB lifts 13 trust and agency services associates from Wilmington Trust
The hires mark the second time in less than a year that UMB has poached Wilmington Trust employees

Former Barclays CLO head John Clements joins MUFG
The Japanese bank has appointed him as their head of CLOs, based in New York

A&O Shearman exits continue with two partners jumping to Proskauer
Leveraged finance partners Alexandra de Padua and Frank Oliver join Proskauer’s global finance practice in New York

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 

Schulte Roth & Zabel strengthens its CLO expertise with new hire
The firm has recruited Joseph Gambino from Linklaters to join its finance practice in New York

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

Paul Hastings adds CLO specialist lawyer from DLA Piper
John F. Murphy III has moved to join the structured credit practice at Paul Hastings from DLA Piper where he was a partner  

Clifford Chance adds Mayer Brown partner to meet CLO demand
The law firm is expanding its CLO capabilities in the US to meet a growing demand in the market

Ex-Barclays senior CLO banker heads to Japanese bank
EXCLUSIVE: In a bout of musical chairs, a senior CLO banker formerly in the US arm of Barclays finds a new home at a smaller arranger

Bill Lemberg helms CLO team as Post Advisory mulls sales
Lemberg has put his retirement plans on hold following the quick departure of Marc Boatwright
 

CLO banker Rachel Russell leaves Morgan Stanley for Brookfield
The bank’s head of global new CLO issuance departs after two decades at Morgan Stanley  

Irradiant’s star investor Maji set to depart as firm is acquired by Apollo’s Redding Ridge
EXCLUSIVE: Debdeep Maji, Irradiant's head of structured credit, leads its third-party CLO equity fund, to be replaced by Apollo’s head of CLO investing

Citigroup’s Jim Hughes departs for TPG Angelo Gordon
TPG Angelo Gordon has nabbed the more than 20-year Citi veteran.

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  

Job opportunity with Clarion Credit Partners: Associate
Clarion Credit is looking to hire an associate to join the credit investing team  

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

AllianceBernstein hires CLO veteran Spiro for private credit securitization
AllianceBernstein has hired Eileen Spiro, formerly of Shenkman Capital, to oversee private credit, recurring revenue and asset-backed securitizations

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

Reed Smith continues CLO expansion with two new hires
Global law firm Reed Smith has announced the hire of a new partner and counsel for its New York CLO team, continuing the build out there following the hire of Jeff Stern in July

Marc Boatwright leaves Post Advisory
CLO veteran Marc Boatwright has left Post Advisory Group where he was helping to spearhead the firm’s CLO and private fund efforts