Los Angeles-based firm hires Napier Park's former head of distressed debt
A west coast manager has drafted in an experienced distressed debt official to its team, which specialises in mid-market opportunities

MJX shrugs off CIO departure to price $715 million CLO
MJX Asset Management priced its fifth new issue CLO of 2017 yesterday, according to market sources. It has also emerged that a senior official has recently left the firm

Fund placement agent Eaton opens New York office
Eaton Partners, a fund placement agent and wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial, has opened an office in New York

CIFC liquidates CLO-focused fund
Private debt manager CIFC has liquidated a closed-end fund known as the CLO Opportunity Fund I, but has launched a successor fund

Carlyle's co-founders step down as new leadership team is unveiled
The group names two Co-CEOs and a Co-CIO – but claims its three co-founders will continue to be actively engaged at Carlyle

Greenwich manager appoints CLO specialist from international banking giant
The credit manager has strengthened its CLO investment team – hiring a CLO specialist who previously focused on structuring and distributing new issue CLOs in New York

Los Angeles firm takes over Greenwich-based direct lending BDC
Oaktree has taken over management of its newly acquired direct lending unit, which was formerly known as Fifth Street Finance Corp

CVC hires Nomura's head of credit structuring for senior CLO role
CVC has hired a global head of CLO origination to join its New York office

USS hires private credit investment manager in London
Rob Brindley has joined a firm which has made a name for itself as a finance provider to direct lending funds

Whitehorse makes two hires to its US direct lending team
Officials from Capitala and Super G have joined the Whitehorse stable

Senior CLO investor parts ways with CIFC in New York
Market sources say that a well-known figure in the US CLO market has parted company with CIFC Asset Management in New York

ICG hires to its US marketing team
A few months after hiring a managing director for the western region of the US, ICG now hires for the southern states

Angel Oak poaches west coast portfolio manager from Wells Capital
Atlanta-based Angel Oak Capital Advisors has appointed a new portfolio manager in its Seattle office, according to a company announcement

BlueMountain names New York-based CLO tranche investor as partner
BlueMountain Capital Management has promoted three employees to partnership, including CLO specialist Brandon Cahill

New York-based private credit firm hires ex-Barings marketing director
Alternative credit manager Crayhill Capital Management has announced the appointment of a new managing director and head of investor relations and marketing

White & Case promotes three credit lawyers to partners in US and Europe
White & Case has announced the promotion of three lawyers with credit expertise to its partnership in offices across the US and Europe

Partner leaves Ares's credit group after almost 20 years at the firm
A former fund and CLO portfolio manager, who had spent the last couple of years working in a business development role, has left Ares's Los Angeles offices    

Seasoned credit specialist swaps River Birch for Guggenheim Securities
Guggenheim Securities has poached Jim Seery from credit fund manager River Birch Capital

CLO-savvy insurance company hires two for top credit investment roles
An insurance company, which has made a name for itself in supporting CLO managers with risk retention capital, has made a pair of big hires to its credit investment business

BlackRock shakes up top credit roles
BlackRock is shaking up its credit leadership team, with two top positions set to be shuffled in the near future

Genesis of a CLO desk
On the 10-year anniversary of Genesis CDO I, Creditflux analyses the development of Deutsche Bank’s structured credit desk. By Hugh Minch

Manager prices first CLO with Deutsche following major hire from the bank
A few months after hiring a CLO specialist from Deutsche Bank, a credit manager has teamed up with the same bank for a CLO reset

Angelo Gordon leads the way as US CLO managers turn to Europe
US CLO managers are looking to replicate their success domestically by building European CLO businesses

Points up front: goodbye structured credit; hello entrepreneurship
Good luck to former structured credit trader Lukasz Rzeczkowski, who has taken a leap out of the world of finance and into a medical venture.

Former Credit Suisse managing director joins Blueprint as partner
Blueprint Capital Advisors has added John McAvoy as a partner to its team in New York