Citadel PM joins hedge fund manager as global head of credit
A Citadel portfolio manager and former BlueMountain Capital Management partner has taken a top credit role at a fund manager

Wingspire taps Garrison managing director for head of underwriting
Wingspire Capital has hired an ex-Garrison Investment Group official as managing director and national head of underwriting

Law firm hires three-person CLO team from Cadwalader in New York
Alston & Bird has hired three officials from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft to strengthen its structured finance offering

York axes European hedge funds and prioritises long duration assets as co-CIO leaves
York Capital Management has opted to axe its European hedge fund strategies and refocus on alternatives including CLOs amid a string of executive personnel changes

Nassau looks to build in energy and infrastructure debt with big hire
Nassau has hired a managing director with a mandate of building out its energy, infrastructure and ESG debt investment portfolio

Sycamore Tree hires experienced CLO investor in Dallas
Sycamore Tree Capital Partners has underlined its intention of launching a CLO investment strategy by hiring a former co-head of structured debt trading at Bank of America

Owl Rock hires in London for investor relations push
Owl Rock Capital, a New York headquartered manager, has made a senior hire to help build its investor base across the Atlantic 

Ex-Highland officials launch Dallas credit management firm
Former officials at Highland Capital Management - Mark Okada, Jack Yang and Trey Parker - have launched a new credit investment firm in Dallas named Sycamore Tree Capital Partners, with plans to invest in and issue CLOs as part of a focus on traded credit, structured products and special situations

US and European CLO PMs earn promotion as Carlyle's Pace takes on new role
Carlyle Group’s global head of liquid credit has decided to take on a new role as vice chair of global credit, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux, which will involve investing capital across the Carlyle platform

Brigade and former partner clash over spac plans
Brigade Capital Management is locked in a dispute with a former partner over his ambition to launch a special purpose acquisition company (spac)

GSO to rebrand as Blackstone Credit
GSO Capital Partners, the credit management arm of the Blackstone Group, is set to rebrand itself as Blackstone Credit

York suggests replacement key person on CLOs after partner leaves
York Capital Management has proposed a replacement for a key person in its CLO documents, following the departure of a partner 

US CLO PM leaves asset manager after 20 years
A managing director and CLO portfolio manager has departed the firm following a 20-year tenure

Wriedt’s boutique vehicle eyes rent-to-own strategy
Long-time CLO specialist Oliver Wriedt is pursuing opportunities across a range of sectors as part of his new business, which seeks to make minority equity investments in boutique asset managers

Wells Fargo opens search for head of ABS/CLO strategy
Wells Fargo is on the hunt for a strategist to lead its ABS and CLO strategy team, according to a job advertisement seen by Creditflux 

WTW to tackle lack of diversity across investment industry
Progress on diversity across the investment industry is “disappointingly slow”, according to research from Willis Towers Watson

Points up front: (Direct) lending a helping hand in an emergency
Global lockdowns this year may have forced us to confine ourselves to our homes, but for BlackRock’s co-head of US direct lending they opened a window of opportunity

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

BofA sees fruits of its labour after rebuilding macro credit and index businesses
Bank of America is among the dealers that is revelling in the re-emergence of relative value credit trading this year with the bank's index tranche and index trading volumes up roughly 85% and 70% this year

Fintech provider Allvue Systems appoints CEO
Allvue Systems, a provider of investment technology solutions to fund managers and investors in private debt, private equity and alternative assets including loans and CLOs, has named Mark Heimbouch as chief executive officer

Medalist CIO moves to fintech company in New York
Structured credit specialist Medalist Partners has parted ways with chief investment officer Brian Herr, who has taken up a role with a fintech company

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

Flat Rock hires ex-DFG managing director Rimmen
Flat Rock Global has hired Laurent Rimmen as managing director in New York, the firm has announced