Credit funds at a glance (January 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Citadel PM joins hedge fund manager as global head of credit
A Citadel portfolio manager and former BlueMountain Capital Management partner has taken a top credit role at a fund manager

Owl Rock hires in London for investor relations push
Owl Rock Capital, a New York headquartered manager, has made a senior hire to help build its investor base across the Atlantic 

Ex-Highland officials launch Dallas credit management firm
Former officials at Highland Capital Management - Mark Okada, Jack Yang and Trey Parker - have launched a new credit investment firm in Dallas named Sycamore Tree Capital Partners, with plans to invest in and issue CLOs as part of a focus on traded credit, structured products and special situations

Wriedt’s boutique vehicle eyes rent-to-own strategy
Long-time CLO specialist Oliver Wriedt is pursuing opportunities across a range of sectors as part of his new business, which seeks to make minority equity investments in boutique asset managers

Credit funds at a glance (November 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Apollo appoints head of credit valuations from sell-side
Apollo has appointed a head of credit valuations, as its previous head of credit valuations has transitioned internally to cover private equity valuations

Alcentra hires Mulshine as head of US distribution
Alcentra has hired a new head of US distribution from Lazard

New York fund manager hires former Ellington CSO specialist
A credit fund manager has hired a structured credit specialist to cover corporate credit and structured credit products such as CLOs and CSOs

Credit funds at a glance (October 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Former GoldenTree high-flyers launch structured credit firm in Los Angeles
A former GoldenTree senior portfolio manager and business development specialist have launched an asset manager that will invest across an array of structured credit, including CLOs, synthetics and private transactions

Brigade appoints ex-Schroders official as CEO
Brigade Capital Management has appointed a former Schroders co-head of fixed income as CEO 

Voya loan co-head Norman set to retire
Dan Norman is set to leave Voya Investment Management, where he co-heads the senior loan team, at the end of the year

Churchill appoints former Carlyle official to lead investor relations
Churchill Asset Management has appointed a former Carlyle Group official as a senior managing director and head of investor relations

Wriedt buys minority stake in direct lender Scio and joins as strategic advisor
Oliver Wriedt, the former chief executive officer at DFG Investment Advisers, has bought a minority stake in European credit asset manager Scio Capital

Post hires head of sales and marketing in Los Angeles
Post Advisory Group has hired Eileen Mancera as managing director and head of sales and marketing

Palm Lane launches credit relative value fund with $200 million after PM hires
Palm Lane Capital has raised about $200 million for a global credit relative value hedge fund, which went live on 1 September

Hayfin hires former Barings official to new head of fund finance role
 The new job reflects the growing number of financings Hayfin handles, sources say

Alcentra appoints DeSimone as CEO
Alcentra has appointed Johnathan DeSimone as chief executive officer following David Forbes-Nixon’s decision to step down and take an investment role at the firm

Credit funds at a glance (September 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Carlyle appoints European credit investor relations head
Carlyle Group has appointed an ex-Bain official as head of global credit investor relations in Europe

BlueMountain's Feldstein set to leave firm as Assured wins $300 million CLO mandate
Andrew Feldstein is set to exit from Assured Guaranty and its subsidiary BlueMountain Capital Management, where he has served as chief investment officer and chief executive officer

Apollo appoints head of leadership development and diversity
Apollo Global Management is taking steps to improve diversity at its leadership level

Ex-Morgan Stanley CLO head joins blockchain firm to "change world of finance"
A former Morgan Stanley veteran has resurfaced at Figure, a San Francisco-based firm bringing blockchain technology to financial markets

Credit funds at a glance (August 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves