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

Mayer Brown expands credit fund capabilities with New York partner
Global law firm Mayer Brown has boosted its credit fund formation practice with the appointment for Aubry Smith

Capital Dynamics hires senior business development MD
Capital Dynamics has appointed Elizabeth Phillip as managing director and head of North American business development

BlackRock's co-head of US CLOs set to leave the firm
One of the most experienced names in the CLO investment market is leaving BlackRock

BNP Paribas reorganises US credit business and appoints leveraged finance head
BNP Paribas has integrated its existing US primary and secondary credit units under a single new entity known as global credit markets Americas

Court order forces former Sound Point CLO PM into 90-day non-compete
Sound Point Capital Management is locked in a dispute with its former employee Murtaza Haque who left the firm in May with a view to joining GoldenTree Asset Management    

Mill Hill poaches former Citi structured credit specialist
New York-headquartered Mill Hill Capital has appointed Nick Pepe as head of business development and investor relations

Crestline Denali announces new structure following CEO departure
Crestline Denali has announced its new organisational structure, following the retirement of its chief executive officer David Killion

Pearl Diver launches new CLO funds and expands into US with New York office
CLO equity investor Pearl Diver Capital is in full-on expansion mode with the launch of new funds and the opening of its US office in New York

GSO managing director set to join Platinum to build new credit unit
Platinum Equity has appointed Michael Fabiano to build out a new credit unit to complement the firm’s existing equity platform. He will join in January 2019 and will be based in New York

Experienced CLO specialist joins Pretium
Pretium Partners moved into CLO management a year ago and now has $2 billion in AUM in this space thanks to a couple of acquisitions. It has now hired a portfolio manager to deal with the additional AUM

Barings adds BDC specialist Jonathan Bock to its team
Barings anticipates that Bock will serve as chief financial officer to its earlier announced stock purchase of publicly traded BDC Triangle Capital Corporation 

Houlihan Lokey expands global private funds group with Carlyle official
Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has expanded its global private funds group with the appointment of Zade Zalatimo, former senior executive officer of Carlyle MENA

BlueMountain appoints four portfolio managers
New York-based BlueMountain Capital Management has hired four portfolio managers to bolster its global governments and agency mortgages strategy 

Mayer Brown appoints private credit specialist as partner in Chicago office
Global law firm Mayer Brown has appointed private credit specialist Beth Vogel as partner in the firm’s banking and finance practice