Morgan Stanley loses head of direct lending and co-head of North America private credit
EXCLUSIVE: the head of direct lending had also served as co-head of North America Private Credit at Morgan Stanley Investment Management; bank assigns new head  

Sixth Street to open Singapore office, hires head of APAC
The private credit manager has created the new role to better raise investor capital and expand the firm’s investment capabilities in the region

Dechert adds two partners for private funds, rated note capabilities
The two will bring expertise to help credit managers navigate the formation of private funds, rated funds, CLO equity funds and derivatives

Mayer Brown recruits Dechert’s co-heads of global leveraged finance
The two new hires will join as partners in Mayer Brown’s global leveraged finance and private capital practice

Carlyle snags Goldman’s Alex Chi for head of direct lending
Chi most recently served as co-head of Americas private credit at Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Proskauer Rose bolsters global finance ranks with CLO veteran hire
EXCLUSIVE: The rapidly-expanding law firm has recruited partner Larry Berkovich to its structured credit practice in New York

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

CalPERS global head of private debt reappears at Antares
The retired investment professional joins the board of Antares’ BDCs

Bain taps veteran of DWS, Blackstone Credit for global credit COO role
The firm created the new role as the global credit platform scales

Monroe hires ex-Nuveen senior MD for head of capital formation
The new hire will lead Monroe’s fundraising strategy in the Americas

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 

Blackstone hires ex-Lazard co-head of US financial institutions
Joseph Cassanelli will work on the team behind Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities strategy, which allows Blackstone to invest across asset classes, industries and geographies

Turning Rock hires head of credit
The new head of credit joins from Z Capital Group, where he oversaw both funds and CLOs

Allianz GI eliminates role after head of direct lending exit
Nadia Nikolova leaves after spending 11 years working for the asset management arm of insurer Allianz; team will now report to CIO for private credit  

Greenberg Traurig adds private funds lawyer from Clifford Chance
The new hire is part of the firm’s effort to grow its corporate private funds group

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

Millenium-backed Lane42 launches public-private credit strategy
The new firm also made a series of senior hires that previously worked at Apollo, Oaktree Citadel, Oak Hill, and Kirkland

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

Cleary hires Goldman Sachs MD for capital solutions, private credit
The law firm welcomed back the partner to focus on private credit originations

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

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

Canadian manager SAF launches private ABF strategy with hire from RBC
The new managing director spent 20 years working at RBC Capital Markets