PineBridge brings in BDCA team to start a new direct lending business
PineBridge Investments has hired a three-person team to launch a new direct lending business in New York

Marketing specialist earns promotion at Muzinich with new global role
Muzinich has promoted Josh Hughes to head of global distribution 

Thoma Bravo adds partner to signal push into private credit
A US middle-market lending specialist who has helped one PE firm establish a credit management business is looking to do it again, this time at Thoma Bravo

ING shuffles the pack as US loans veteran takes on new role in London
It’s all change over at ING with several of the bank’s senior loan specialists embarking on major relocations

CLO specialist Berkovich joins Allen & Overy in New York
Larry Berkovich has joined Allen & Overy as a partner in its structured finance practice

FirstAvenue hires from Meketa as it eyes growth in infrastructure fundraising
Fund placement agent FirstAvenue has hired Chris Tehranian as its head of US project management in New York with a view to expanding its infrastructure and real estate funds business

Medley adds managing director to its fundraising team
A marketing official who previously worked at Oak Hill Advisors has landed at Medley Management’s San Francisco offices

Investor relations specialist lands at Angelo Gordon
Angelo Gordon has bolstered its investment relations team by hiring a seasoned prfessional with a history of working at structured credit fund managers

Hartford-based Newfleet adds head of business development to its team
Newfleet Asset Management has brought in William Irvine as a senior managing director and head of its institutional business development platform

Twin Brook follows up new direct lending fund by bringing in portfolio manager
Portfolio manager Timothy Schifer has left Madison Capital Funding to join Angelo Gordon’s middle-market lending team, which recently closed its second direct lending fund

BAML hires CLO structurer to its New York offices
Market sources say that Bank of America Merrill Lynch has added to its CLO desk in New York

BTIG raids Jefferies again as it continues credit expansion in New York
One of the fastest-growing firms in credit, BTIG, has hired three from Jefferies to continue its expansion in New York

CIFC appoints chief operating officer in New York
CIFC Asset Management has drafted in John DiRocco from hedge fund manager Reef Road Capital to serve as its chief operating officer

Job opportunity with Sound Point
Sound Point Capital Management is seeking a CLO document/structure analyst for its New York office

Former co-head of Rothschild Asset Management to run new Alcentra fund
The new credit interval fund run by Alcentra will be led by Michael Tamasco, according to an announcement.

Monroe moves into special situations credit after hiring from Melody
US middle-market lender Monroe Capital is expanding into special situations credit

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Points up front: the biggest leaving do of the year
Key players from across the CLO industry gathered to bid farewell to Alcentra’s Hiram Hamilton, who is swapping London for New York. 

Debtwire CMBS round-up: Credit Suisse looks to add to its US trading team
Credit Suisse is looking to further expand its secondary CMBS trading business by hiring a trader to its existing four-person trading team, according to a report on Debtwire

Job opportunity with Amherst Pierpont
Amherst Pierpont has released details of a vacancy in its CLO team

Law firm Ashurst hit by further departures in New York
Former CLO giant sees further defections from its finance practice

CDPQ joins the private credit rush with senior hire in New York
O Canada - you're quickly becoming home of the private credit market. We list the key people flows over the last two years as pension funds in North America become ingrained in private credit

Ex-Swiss Re structured credit head leaves insurance company in New York
Insurer has lost structured credit specialist who served as CIO, according to well-placed sources.

BlueMountain hires fund distribution specialist from Paulson
BlueMountain Capital Management has poached Claudio Macchetto from Paulson and assigned him to the newly created position of head of platform distribution

Infrastructure specialist GIP hires from Mizuho for credit push
The co-head of investment grade debt capital markets at Mizuho will be joining Global Infrastructure Partners in New York in September.