TwentyFour expands into US with head of US credit appointment in New York
TwentyFour Asset Management has appointed David Norris as head of US credit to lead the firm’s expansion into the US

Stifel builds out leveraged finance team with big hire
The new unit will focus on origination, underwriting, and syndication of leveraged loans and high-yield securities

King & Spalding adds debt specialist as partner in its Chicago office
Global law firm King & Spalding has appointed Amy Peters as partner in its corporate, finance and investments practice group

Partners Group promotes Layton to co-CEO as Rubeli steps down
Partners Group has announced that David Layton, partner and head of private equity, will succeed Christoph Rubeli as the firm’s co-chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2019

HarbourVest adds managing director to private credit team
HarbourVest Partners has strengthened its private credit team with the appointment of a former Bain Capital Credit official 

US CLO issuer seeks portfolio manager in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles-based manager is looking to hire for its CLO team 

Maples & Calder announce several CLO lawyer promotions
Maples & Calder has announced several promotions for CLO lawyers.- including three partners and one counsel 

Debtwire: Highland slams chapter 11 trustee over Acis CLOs as Brigade and Oaktree wait in the wings
Highland Capital Management is preparing for battle this month over the fate of Acis Capital Management, a CLO manager affiliate placed into bankruptcy by its former partner Josh Terry. Three options are on the table, with Oaktree, Brigade and Terry potentially taking prominent roles

Sunflower grows business with new ABL unit
Sunflower Bank has launched an asset-based lending and leveraged finance group

Former CVC Credit CIO Hickey resurfaces at US direct lending firm
Steve Hickey has resurfaced at a US direct lending firm following his departure from CVC’s credit arm last year, Creditflux has learned

Churchill bolsters senior origination team with three hires
Middle market specialist Churchill has hired three principals to expand its sponsor coverage team

Allstate Investments hires portfolio manager from brokerage
Allstate Investments has hired a new portfolio manager in its bank loan and structured credit group

THL Credit adds former Golub and Balance Point execs to direct lending team
Boston-headquartered THL Credit has strengthened its direct lending team with the appointment of Fawwaz Ahmed and Troy Hebert, both of whom join as vice-president

Law firm appoints partner to co-chair debt finance practice
Law firm Foley Hoag has added Thomas Draper as a Boston-based partner and co-chair of its debt finance practice

Partners Group poaches former Guggenheim official to private debt team
Partners Group has added to its US private debt team

BlueMountain hires PM to lead private infrastructure unit
BlueMountain Capital Management has hired Scott Troeller to lead its private infrastructure unit  

Proskauer expands asset management practice with partner in Washington
International law firm Proskauer has expanded its global asset management practice with the appointment of William Tuttle, who joins as partner in the corporate practice

Clifford Chance bolsters private funds practice with New York partner
Law firm Clifford Chance has bolstered its US private funds practice with the appointment of Victor Levy, who rejoins the firm as partner. 

Crayhill hires Och-Ziff private credit specialist
Private credit specialist Crayhill Capital Management has appointed former Och-Ziff’s Sloan Sutta as managing director, the firm announced 

Star names join Barclays as it pushes into CLOs

They said it: My friend (not a fan of the president) said she would erect a statue of Trump if there was any further Volcker rule rollback
A US lawyer tells us that President Donald Trump is gaining admirers in the credit industry.

Points up front: Cooperman takes advice from Kenny Rogers
Last month news emerged that Omega Advisors founder Leon Cooperman was converting his multi-billion dollar hedge fund into a family office.It wasn’t fatigue or performance issues driving the 75-year-old to retirement (Omega’s flagship fund is said to have delivered double-digit returns in 2017), but rather American country singer Kenny Rogers.  

Experienced CLO investor tipped to join Tetragon
A high profile CLO investment specialist is set to join Tetragon in New York, according to market sources

BAML assigns high-ranking position to Barclays leveraged finance head
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has poached Barclays leveraged finance head Jill Schwartz and assigned her the role of executive vice chairman of global corporate and investment banking, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Nuveen adds industry veteran Fleischhacker to private credit unit
TIAA subsidiary Nuveen has hired Jean Fleischhacker as a private credit asset class specialist within its alternative investments distribution team