Virtus buys loan settlement specialist
CLO portfolio administrator Virtus Partners has announced that it has bought a firm specialising in secondary loan settlement and documentation

Charlotte-based firm hires from Apollo for push into mainstream loans
A fast-growing mid-cap lending specialist is making a push into broadly syndicated loans by hiring an experienced loan and CLO specialist

Former Avoca officials to lead KKR's US CLO push
KKR Credit has freshened up its US CLO unit in changes which see a couple of former Avoca employees take on prominent roles

Cantor's former euro CLO head lands at London-based credit manager
Market sources say an experienced CLO structurer has recently joined a credit manager. He knows the firm well having worked on a transaction for the manager from his previous seat on the sell side

Bank starts the search for a CLO structurer to join its expanding team
A bank, which has made a promising start to life in CLO arranging, is seeking to add to its CLO team

Guggenheim credit supremo exits for starring role in movie business
A well known figure in the credit industry has left the business behind for the bright lights of Hollywood

Alcentra expands in structured credit by adding team from stablemate
Alcentra has integrated the structured credit team at Düsseldorf-based Meriten Investment Management into its own London-based structured credit business

Investec confirms that ICG portfolio managers will join its asset manager
Investec Asset Management has confirmed that two former ICG portfolio managers are due to join the firm in London early next year.

ICG's senior PMs make shock move to CLO manager in London
Intermediate Capital Group, one of Europe's largest credit managers, has been hit by the defections of two key portfolio managers to a credit firm that has lost a large number of professionals in the last 12 months

Credit Suisse expands CLO sales team following strong third quarter
Credit Suisse has recently added a structured credit sales specialist to its CLO syndicate, according to well placed sources

RBC bolsters its CLO desk with well-known sales official in New York
A well-known CLO specialist has recently started working with RBC after leaving a rival dealer in October

Los Angeles-based hedge fund hires CLO portfolio manager
A large credit fund manager has hired a CLO portfolio manager having recently increased the pace of its CLO issuance programme

US fund manager poaches mid-market PM from LBC Credit
An experienced middle-market debt investor has joined an established firm to focus on mezzanine debt

Large CLO manager gives analyst the chance to shine in PM role
Following the departure of a key portfoliuo manager last month, a large credit firm has given a long-standing employee the chance to fill the void.

European CLO structurer joins Citi's new-look team in London
Citi has added to its European CLO origination team in London by hiring a structurer from a rival bank

Leading CLO manager hires marketing specialist from Avenue
Market sources say that a leading CLO manager has added to its marketing department

Asset manager hires fund marketing specialist in London
A large asset manager, which recently launched €400 million for a new credit fund, has brought in a marketer in London

Investor fears grow over rising loan leverage in CLOs
Rising leverage is investors' biggest concern about CLO collateral, according to voting at the Creditflux Investor Summit earlier this month

Natixis CLO arranger joins insurer with big plans in structured products
Market sources have told Creditflux that CLO arranger John Kim has left Natixis this week and joined an emerging buy-side force that has started to buy CLOs in size

Guggenheim Securities hires for CLO arranging role
Guggenheim Securities has taken on an experienced structured credit specialist in New York