Orrick adds direct lending specialist as partner
Global law firm Orrick has expanded its finance practice with the appointment of Vincenzo Paparo

NatWest Markets enhances CLO arranging business with major hire
NatWest Markets has hired a well-known figure in the CLO industry

Alcentra appoints Rajguru as global chief investment officer as Hatfield retires
Alcentra has appointed Vijay Rajguru as global chief investment officer effective 2 July 2018, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed to Creditflux, following Paul Hatfield's decision to retire from the firm at the end of the year

Global head of credit correlation leaves JP Morgan to launch new hedge fund
Market sources say that a high profile figure, known to have been responsible for unwinding JP Morgan's 'London whale' positions, has left the bank to start his own hedge fund

Alcentra hires co-heads of US direct lending
Alcentra has moved into the US direct lending space - and has appointed Suhail Shaikh and Peter Glaser as managing directors and co-heads of its US direct lending business

Head of US CLO structuring set to leave Barclays
Adrian Radulescu is leaving Barclays in New York, sources say, almost five years after joining the bank with a mandate to establish a new issue US CLO business

Oaktree nominees appointed to Ranger Direct Lending Fund board
Oaktree Capital Management has announced that its two nominees for the Ranger Direct Lending Fund (RDLF) board - Dominik Dolenec and Greg Share – have been voted to the board at Ranger's annual general meeting yesterday.

Ranger board chairman resigns with direct lending fund liquidation on the cards
Three board members, including chairman Christopher Waldron, have stepped down from the Ranger Direct Lending Fund

Former BlueMountain portfolio manager resurfaces at KKR
A credit specialist who left BlueMountain in 2017 has resurfaced at KKR Credit as a director in its New York office, Creditflux has learned

Goldman poaches Credit Suisse credit structuring specialist
Goldman Sachs has hired credit structuring specialist Omar Waly as a credit structuring executive director

Katten Muchin Rosenman poaches securitisation partner in New York
Katten Muchin Rosenman has appointed a former Linklater's partner as structured finance and securitisation partner 

Natixis appoints Gilbert as US CLO banking head
Natixis has appointed Chris Gilbert as head of US CLO banking and David Williams as head of US global structured credit solutions

Barrow Hanley hires two analysts for new US loan strategy
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss has further expanded its newly-formed bank loan strategy team, hiring credit analysts Michael Trahan and James Silcock 

Eleven years on and trups CDOs are still the best investment in credit
Hildene's Brett Jefferson takes our credit quiz

US manager plans debut 2.0 European CLO, six years after selling 1.0 deals
A large US CLO manager is warehousing its first 2.0 CLO in Europe

Large insurer eyes CLO investments
Liberty Mutual Investments is looking to hire a CLO investment specialist to lead its budding CLO investment platform in its Boston headquarters

Capital Dynamics expands new private credit team with three hires
Capital Dynamics has strengthened the private credit unit which it launched nine months ago 

Head of CLO trading parts company with RBC
A well-known CLO trader has left RBC, where he is credited with helping to build the bank's secondary CLO business

Credit Agricole hires head of US credit trading and head of ABS syndicate
Credit Agricole has strengthened its US credit platform by hiring Anatoly Nakum as head of credit trading for the Americas, and Beth Starr as head of ABS syndicate for the same region

Capitala opens New York office and hires Czech's former head of loans
Charlotte-based middle-market lender Capitala Group has opened it sixth US office – this time in New York office – and has appointed former Czech Asset Management’s Kelly Stotler as director.

Wellfleet looks to build CLO investment business after big hire
Wellfleet Credit Partners has hired a CLO investor with a view to developing a structured product investment arm

Barrow Hanley moves into US loans after hiring PMs from Whitebox
“Now is the ideal time to add the bank loan strategy to Barrow Hanley’s menu of offerings" says Nick Losey ahead of his move to the firm

CIFC's Vaccaro takes over as sole CEO as Wriedt makes abrupt departure
Steve Vaccaro has been appointed sole chief executive officer of CIFC Asset Management following the departure of co-CEO Oliver Wriedt

CLO lawyer Solis leaves Dechert for rival firm
CLO lawyer Sean Solis has left his position as partner at Dechert to join rival firm 

Former CIFC CLO investor Klein takes senior role at private equity firm
A former CIFC senior portfolio manager and CLO tranche investor has been hired by Clarion Capital Partners