Capitala adds ex-Monroe official to lead Texas origination
Capitala Group has appointed an ex-Monroe managing director  to lead the origination in its newly opened Dallas office

Ex-Columbia CLO heads partner with insurer to launch CLO business
HalseyPoint Asset Management, the firm founded by the former CLO heads at Columbia Management, has announced a partnership with insurer A-CAP to support the launch of its leveraged loan platform

CLO portfolio manager Terry takes over at Acis as it emerges from bankruptcy
Josh Terry has taken control of the CLO management business used to run after Acis Capital Management announced that its reorganisation plan became effective on 15 February

Prudential adds mid market energy specialist to lead fund origination
Prudential Capital Group, the private capital arm of PGIM, has appointed a managing director of Prudential Capital Energy Partners

Churchill appoints head of underwriting
Churchill Asset Management has announced several promotions including head of underwriting and managing director, underwriting and portfolio management

CLOs are not like CDOs, says Barclays, but warns of loan quality impact
CLOs are far removed from the kinds of structured products that contributed to the 2008/09 global financial crisis, Barclays has argued in a wide-ranging research piece this week

Och-Ziff adds structured credit specialist to team in New York
Och Ziff Capital Management has added to its structured credit team with the appointment of a former Crayhill official 

DTCC appoints Deriv/Serv board chairman to replace Thompson
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed a replacement board chairman of its Deriv/Serv credit derivatives repository following the retirement of Larry Thompson in December

Nassau lures bank's CLO origination head as it adds investment arm to manager business
Nassau Re has poached a bank's head of CLO syndicate and origination as it launches a CLO equity and debt investment platform

Orrick adds two CLO specialists as partners
Law firm Orrick has bolstered the firm’s structured finance group with the appointment of two CLO specialists 

LBC hires former GE official as managing director in Chicago
LBC has made a senior hire to its direct lending business and has also promoted one of its managing directors to partner

Marathon adds distressed specialist as credit trader to its New York team
Marathon Asset Management has appointed an experienced credit trader from Cantor Fitzgerald 

Arnold & Porter adds restructuring partner in New York
Arnold & Porter has bolstered its restructuring and bankruptcy practice in New York with the appointment of a former Morrison & Foerster partner

Morgan Lewis adds CLO partner to its Washington office
Law firm Morgan Lewis has bolstered its structured credit division, hiring a former Clearly Gottlieb partner 

Lazard appoints co-heads of sustainable investment and ESG
Lazard Asset Management has appointed co-heads of sustainable investment and ESG across both sides of the Atlantic 

Värde names co-deputy CIO and two partners
Värde Partners has announced the promotion of its global head of private debt, transportation and energy to deputy chief investment officer 

CLO portfolio managers score promotions at Wellfleet
Wellfleet Credit Partners, the performing credit arm of Littlejohn and co., has promoted its two CLO portfolio managers Scott McKay and Dennis Talley to managing director, according to a statement from the firm. Wellfleet also announced that Jeff Tynik has been promoted to senior credit analyst and loan trader

CVC Credit hires investor relations director from BlueBay
CVC Credit has appointed a former BlueBay official to its investor relations team

Carlyle Aviation appoints new managing director
The $5.6 billion recently acquired unit of asset manager Carlyle Group has appointed a new managing director and co-head of aviation  

Global Atlantic hires deputy CIO
Global Atlantic Financial Group has appointed Anup Agarwal as Deputy Chief Investment Officer.  

Disagreement between Sound Point and former portfolio manager comes to an end
The long-running dispute between portfolio manager Jeff Teach and his former employer Sound Point Capital Management has been brought to an end following a final arbitration award

JP Morgan makes big hire to its global credit trading desk
An experienced banker who has covered CLOs, CSOs, loan TRS and credit derivatives, has joined JP Morgan after leaving BNP Paribas 

Callan hires Cliffwater senior MD as head of alternatives
Callan, an institutional investment consultant, has appointed Pete Keliuotis as head of alternatives and executive vice president.  

JP Morgan AM's global fixed income chief steps down
JP Morgan Asset Management’s global fixed income and currency and commodities group chief investment officer has departed the firm, a spokesperson has confirmed

Eversheds Sutherland promotes debt specialist to partner
Eversheds Sutherland has promoted one of its Washington based lawyers to partner