Dechert adds CLO specialist as partner in New York practice
US market leader Dechert has added Lawton Camp to its global finance practice in New York

Barings hires former Northleaf MD to expand capital solutions platform
CJ Wei has joined Barings as a managing director for capital solutions and a portfolio manager for specialty asset-based finance

Two more lawyers leave Cadwalader for Orrick
Orrick has added another two former Cadwalader lawyers to its growing structured finance team in London

Northleaf private ABF managing director exits
CJ Wei, who focused on asset-based finance at the Canadian private markets firm, departs for a new role

Brazil’s BTG Pactual hires CLO veteran
EXCLUSIVE: Brazilian firm BTG Pactual Asset Management has hired a senior portfolio manager and trader, signalling the firm’s entry into the CLO space, according to a source familiar

Muzinich appoints Tatjana Greil Castro as global head of investments
The privately-owned corporate credit specialist has also appointed Thomas Samson as global head of high yield and Hugo Wheeler as head of global accounts and marketing

US Bank recruits veteran securities executive as head of global investment services
The leading CLO trustee has hired Alan Flanagan from BNY

JPMorgan Commercial Bank taps new head of syndicated finance
The new head previously worked as head of Northeast and Canada regional leveraged finance in the global investment banking group

Blackstone to launch new private multi-asset products for affluent individuals
The new products, expected to come in the following months, will offer exposure to multiple private market asset strategies at once

Citi announces debt capital markets co-heads, including a hire from BofA
The new co-heads will fill the open spot left by head of global debt capital markets Rich Zogheb, who is retiring after 40 years in the industry

Creditflux showcases contributions, achievements and observations of outstanding leaders – Trailblazing Women
EXCLUSIVE: For International Women's Day, Creditflux speaks to Octagon's Lauren Law, PineBridge's Laila Kollmorgen and Ropes & Gray's Shona Ha

CPPIB appoints head of structured credit group in leadership shakeup
Paras Vira, a managing director in the capital solutions group, will start as head of CPP Investments’ structured credit group on 1 April, a spokesperson said

Moody’s hires global head of leveraged finance
The US head of leveraged finance, Christina Padgett, retired in November, the ratings agency said.  

Moelis taps Barclays alum to lead private credit secondaries
Kyle Reidy previously served as global head of structured credit origination at Barclays.  

Former Ares CLO leader Boris Okuliar joins Corinthia
London-based Okuliar is now Corinthia’s chief strategy officer and head of global diversified credit, signalling the private credit firm’s expansion into public credit

CLO newcomers scramble for senior talent amid intense competition
Competition for seasoned CLO professionals is at its highest level in over half a decade

Pemberton reorganizes, appoints new private credit leaders
The firm’s chief credit officer is leaving at the end of March, the company said

Former Tikehau US CLO leaders reappear at Serone
Erika Morris and Wes Seifer join Serone Capital Management to build a US performing credit business

SocGen creates insurance solutions group, hires MD
EXCLUSIVE: Bradley Schneider most recently served as head of private credit at Cresset

ATLAS SP loan trader moves to Scotiabank
New York-based Andres Rodlauer has taken up a new role as head of US Whole Loan Trading at the Canadian bank

SMBC hires Citi’s head of US CLO trading
EXCLUSIVE: SMBC Nikko has hired the head of Citi’s US CLO trading desk, according to sources

Muzinich names new co-head of US private debt in flurry of senior hires
Jens Ernberg has joined Muzinich from Camberline Capital Management, along with Matthew Bandini and Rocco DelGuercio

McDermott promotes partner in fund finance business buildout
The newly combined law firm McDermott Will & Schulte wants to focus more on lender-side counsel as net-asset-value lending market expands

Zable returns to CLOs at Guggenheim, citing its experience and brand
CLO veteran Robert Zable always planned to return to the market. He’s now taking the reins at Guggenheim Investments to build out the manager’s CLO and liquid loan efforts

Barings BDC taps new CEO for the new year
Thomas McDonnell, who has spent two decades at the firm, will step in as CEO for the listed business-development company