MV expands into CLO management as it absorbs Natixis IM private debt team
The Natixis IM-affiliate has expanded into CLO management by absorbing Ostrum Asset Management’s former private debt team, in conjunction with the opening of a Paris office

MKP partner joins Orchard in new global distribution role
Orchard Global Asset Management has hired an experienced figure from MKP Capital in the newly created role of global head of distribution and investor relations

Credit funds at a glance (March 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

"Rules require 5% risk retention, but for first loss CRS that is not enough"
PGGM's Mascha Canio takes our credit quiz 

III promotes CLO head to partner
III Capital Management, the investment manager arm of AVM, has promoted its head of CLOs to partner

LibreMax hires to CLO team in New York
A former RBC Capital Markets CLO and ABS trader joins LibreMax in New York

Churchill appoints CLO management head amid string of senior promotions
Churchill Asset Management has made a string of senior promotions including naming Kelli Marti as senior managing director and head of CLO management

Leucadia AM takes non-controlling stake in Hildene
Hildene Capital Management has entered a strategic relationship with Jefferies affiliate Leucadia Asset Management

Pemberton brings in European CLO veteran to build new business
Pemberton has hired European CLO veteran Rob Reynolds to build and head a new CLO platform. Creditflux first reported the London-based manager had intentions of building a CLO platform in March last year

Churchill names Wells Fargo official to newly created head of fund finance role
Churchill Asset Management has created the new role of head of fund finance to help it utilise leverage strategically across its fund strategies

Marathon promotes CLO specialist to managing director
Marathon Asset Management has a promoted CLO specialist to managing director, in a role which encompasses the management of all non-credit elements of the firm’s CLO business

Large US CLO issuer plans expansion into Europe
An experienced US CLO manager is hiring with a view to building out a European CLO team

BlueBay opens Madrid office with sales director relocating to lead team
BlueBay's new office will be located within parent company Royal Bank of Canada’s Madrid office

Oak Hill hires head of ESG in New York
Oak Hill Advisors has hired its first head of ESG and sustainability 

Credit funds at a glance (February 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Booster mandates leave unvaccinated further in the cold
US credit asset managers are starting to make coronavirus vaccination boosters part of their recruitment policy requirements, sources say.

Jefferies adds to European CLO structuring team
Jefferies has added to its CLO structuring team in London

Apollo hires ex-JP Morgan CLO co-head to lead new Apac credit business
Apollo Global Management has hired three from Commonwealth Bank to lead the fim’s Asia Pacific credit business

Former Wells Fargo CLO researcher joins Credit Suisse in New York
A former CLO and ABS researcher at Wells Fargo has joined Credit Suisse as a CLO trading desk strategist in New York 

NEPC adds CLO specialist to research team in Boston
The ex-Gapstow official will focus on public and liquid strategies in NEPC's credit and multi-asset group

LSTA adds US CLO specialists Comer and Russell to its board
AGL's Wynne Comer and Morgan Stanley's Rachel Russell are two of four new members of the LSTA's board, replacing four members who have served multiple terms

Aeon adds CLO and SRT specialist to its investment team
Aeon Investments has appointed a CLO and SRT specialist as a managing director, responsible for originating and structuring new investments, and managing existing credit portfolios in commercial real estate and SME lending

CLO portfolio manager leaves MidOcean
An important figure in MidOCean's CLO business has left the firm. MidOcean has big hiring plans, but is in a CLO issuance drought having not priced a new deal since November 2019

Former Goldman CLO syndication head joins MidOcean in business development role
MidOcean Partners has hired a former CLO and ABS syndication head at Goldman Sachs as managing director 

Investcorp hires senior official to lead new Los Angeles office
The firm has expanded its US presence in the west coast and has hired a senior official responsible for growing investor relationships in the region