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

Lazard AM adds boutique's four-person long/short credit team
Lazard Asset Management has expanded its $4.5 billion ‘alternative investment’ platform by bringing on board the credit team from boutique Coherence Capital Partners

New York fund manager hires former Ellington CSO specialist
A credit fund manager has hired a structured credit specialist to cover corporate credit and structured credit products such as CLOs and CSOs

Former LibreMax official reunites with colleague at distressed firm
A6 co-founder Michael Fine, former head of corporate credit at LibreMax, has appointed a former colleague as head of trading and research

Värde names deputy CEO and several promotions
The transitional appointments follow George Hicks, co-founder and co-CEO, saying in July last year he would move to an executive chair role by the end of 2021

Z Capital hires from DFG and CVC
Z Capital Group has added loan specialists from CVC Credit Partners and DFG Investment Group in New York

Cliffwater hires capital markets head
Cliffwater, an advisory and asset management firm, has created a new head of capital markets role

Points up front: A6, and with good reason
It’s not a hedge fund if it doesn’t have some sort of reference to nature, be it hills, mountains, trees or rivers. But when Michael Fine, the former head of corporate credit at LibreMax Capital, launched his distressed debt firm in July, he resisted the urge and came up with a heart-warming reason for naming his company A6

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

New CLO manager Ducenta Squared looks to bolster analysis team
Ducenta Squared Asset Management is looking to bolster its credit team in Los Angeles with the hire of a credit research analyst

Brigade appoints ex-Schroders official as CEO
Brigade Capital Management has appointed a former Schroders co-head of fixed income as CEO 

Ex-Fortress official launches $1.5 billion litigation finance firm with Tetragon backing
The new business is backed by Tetragon’s TFG Asset Management, which will receive a minority equity interest, while Fortress has entered into co-investment agreements with the newly launched firm 

Tranche market maker jumps to buy-side
BNP Paribas' New York based market maker for credt index tranches has left the bank after seven years 

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

Churchill hires CLO portfolio manager from Crestline
Churchill Asset Management has hired a CLO portfolio manager from Crestline Denali Capital

Direct lender Frontwell adds three hires to new team
FrontWell Capital Partners, the newly launched mid-market lender founded by ex-Apollo veteran Patrick Dalton, has added three hires to its team

Brevan Howard raids ExodusPoint for credit derivative specialists
Brevan Howard has hired credit derivative specialists from ExodusPoint Capital Management with a view to expanding in credit options

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

Churchill appoints former Carlyle official to lead investor relations
Churchill Asset Management has appointed a former Carlyle Group official as a senior managing director and head of investor relations

LibreMax CLO head Moffitt joins Investcorp as US credit head as Feeley resigns
Investcorp has appointed ex-LibreMax CLO head David Moffitt as new co-head of US credit management following the departure of Jim Feeley

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

Post hires head of sales and marketing in Los Angeles
Post Advisory Group has hired Eileen Mancera as managing director and head of sales and marketing