Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Citi hires Euro CLO structurer from Credit Suisse
Citi has bolstered its European CLO structuring team with the appointment of former Credit Suisse official

Meag hires experienced credit specialist for top fixed income job
€328 billion asset manager Meag has appointed a head of active fixed income in Munich to oversee a range of assets including credit

Blackstone CLO origination head relocates to London
Blackstone’s global head of capital formation liquid credit has relocated from New York to London

Carlyle hires head of credit investor relations in New York
Carlyle Group has hired an ex-Pretium official to lead investor relations for its credit platform

Barclays makes changes to European CLO team as origination head takes on bigger role
Barclays' leading European CLO origination team is understood to have undertaken a leadership shuffle with the bank's European CLO origination head taking on a larger role

European PM departs as Investcorp shakes up CLO management approach
A European loan portfolio manager and trader has parted ways with Investcorp Credit Management amid a shake-up in how the firm manages its CLOs

CLO PM set to leave PGIM ahead of move to London-based manager
A London-based mid-sized CLO manager has hired an official from PGIM 

BNP Paribas hires senior European CLO trader from asset manager
BNP Paribas has expanded its CLO trading team 

CLO life experiences part II: "Inequalities based on ethnic backgrounds have rarely been on the agenda"
A high ranking official in the CLO market tells us about being overlooked at the expense of others with similar track records 

WhiteStar finally makes it to Europe
US CLO manager WhiteStar Asset Management opened an office in London last month in what officials describe as the culmination of a plan that has been many years in the making

Credit funds at a glance (May 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit 

CLO life experiences part I: "We have not reflected the communities we serve"
In the first in a three-part series, Creditflux spoke with senior people of colour in the CLO industry about their experiences. This provides perspective on how the CLO market has evolved and must continue to do so. In today's edition, Citi's Brian Bejile shares his views.  

Permira's credit CIO Kyriakoudis to retire by end of year
Permira Credit’s former chief investment officer Thomas Kyriakoudis will retire from the firm at the end of the year to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities

US CLO specialist opens London office for European expansion
A Dallas-headquartered firm has hired from Standard Life Aberdeen to lead a European business

BlueBay confirms hire in structured credit and CLO management team
The new appointment will focus on investing in US and European structured credit securities across the capital structure

Senior structured credit portfolio manager tipped to join BlueBay in London
BlueBay Asset Management is close to filling a gap on its structured credit portfolio management team

Permira promotes five in credit team to MD including head of structured credit
Permira Debt Managers has promoted five members of its credit team to managing directors 

Morgan Stanley hires European CLO trader from buy side
Morgan Stanley has added to its European CLO trading team, bringing in an official who previously worked at a CLO fund manager

Points up front: Navigating lockdown easel-y with brush in hand
The various periods of lockdown over the past 12 months have provided time for credit professionals to tap into their creative side, and Schroders’ head of securitised credit Michelle Russell-Dowe has taken full advantage

Points up front: Brahms for the brain
We often use this column to highlight charitable initiatives undertaken by members of the CLO community, but charity starts at home and we’d like to point you towards an initiative conducted by Richard Burrell, partner of our own Tanvi Gupta

CLO fund portfolio manager leaves BlueBay
A structured credit portfolio manager at BlueBay Asset Management has parted ways with the firm

BlackRock fills opening on European CLO management team
BlackRock has filled a gap ithat opened up on its European CLO portfolio management team in January  

Senior CLO investor lands at Orix’s Signal Peak
Signal Peak, the leveraged credit team of Orix Advisers, has hired a CLO investor to its team in New York

CSAM names new CEO and splits from wealth management arm
Credit Suisse has moved to overhaul its asset management business and replaced its chief executive officer amid fallout from the collapse of supply chain funds group Greensill Capital