DoubleLine adds co-portfolio manager to bond fund
DoubleLine Capital has added founder Ken Shinoda as co-portfolio manager of the DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund

Z Capital adds to credit team with Garrison official
Z Capital Group has hired a former Garrison Investment Group official as a director and member of the firm’s credit investment team

Covid could trigger 'mega trend' into private debt, says Blackstone's Gray
The coronavirus pandemic could spark a 'mega trend' of investors into alternatives in private credit, Blackstone's president and chief operating officer said on the firm's second quarter earnings call on Thursday

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

Zais ESG head to join DWS
Zais Group’s head of ESG (environmental, social, governance) and impact investing is joining DWS as group sustainability officer in New York

Former Barclays global CLO distribution head joins Nearwater
Barclays’ former head of global CLO distribution has landed at a risk retention financing firm as senior managing director in New York

Structured credit investor joins Diameter in New York
Diameter Capital Partners has hired a partner from structured credit hedge fund specialist Prophet Capital Asset Management

Hayfin brings in structured credit big hitters in New York
Hayfin Capital Management has bolstered its structured credit division in New York

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

Angelo Gordon hires well-known credit strategist in New York
Angelo Gordon has hired an experienced credit strategist as a manging director in its investor relations team in New York

Global Atlantic appoints head of credit after hiring from hedge fund manager
Global Atlantic has filled the void in its credit investment division

Onex revamps leadership of credit business after hiring from GSO
Jason New has joined Onex Credit as co-chief executive officer in New York, according to an announcement.

Former JP Morgan credit prop trader relaunches credit hedge fund
Palm Lane Partners is relaunching – two years after the credit hedge fund manager looked to spin out of JP Morgan Asset Management

Eldridge promotes structured products head
Eldridge Industries has promoted its structured products head to principal

CLO giant casts eye on CSOs with plans to hire credit derivatives trader
An asset manager with almost $40 billion in CLO investments is looking to hire a credit derivatives trader in Newark in a role which would include coverage of index tranches and CSOs

Apollo CLO and CSO specialists earn promotion to partner
Apollo Global Management has promoted two members of its global structured credit team, according to market sources

Assured Guaranty Corp hires CLO specialist to co-lead structured finance group
A former CLO specialist from Mizuho will join the firm as senior managing director 

CIFC beefs up investor relations team in London with two hires
CIFC Asset Management has hired from Muzinich and Murano in a bid to strengthen its European investor relations effort

Western to launch European loan business after hiring portfolio manager
Western Asset Management is launching a European corporate loan business after hiring an experienced credit portfolio manager with a background rooted in the CLO industry

FisherBroyles hires derivatives and regulations specialist as partner
FisherBroyles, an Atlanta headquartered law firm, has hired derivatives and securities specialist Julian Hammar as a partner in its New York and Washington, DC offices

CVC adds Alcentra official to investor relations team in London
CVC Credit Partners has appointed a managing director in its investor relations team from Alcentra 

BlueMountain starts new chapter as co-founder leaves and it winds down hedge fund
There are sweeping changes taking place at BlueMountain Capital Management, with the firm announcing that co-founder Stephen Siderow is leaving and that it is winding down its flagship hedge fund, BlueMountain Credit Alternatives Fund

Highland co-founder Okada to leave the firm
Mark Okada, co-founder of Dallas-based Highland Capital Management, will retire at the end of the year

MacKay Shields integrates CVP's loan team while spinning out distressed debt
MacKay Shields has spun out the distressed debt business of Credit Value Partners and focus resources on CVP’s leveraged loan platform