Former Barclays CLO head John Clements joins MUFG
The Japanese bank has appointed him as their head of CLOs, based in New York

Sidley poaches nine US finance lawyers from A&O Shearman including bulk of CLO expertise
The moves leave A&O Shearman with a significantly diminished slate of CLO prowess 

Schulte Roth & Zabel strengthens its CLO expertise with new hire
The firm has recruited Joseph Gambino from Linklaters to join its finance practice in New York

Siepe hires two from US Bank to boost CLO, private credit tools
The software and technology service provider for CLO and private credit managers is expanding its team

Latham & Watkins hires two marquee structured finance lawyers
The law firm has recruited A&O Shearman veterans Franz Ranero and James Smallwood    

Dechert adds Paul Hastings partner to bolster private credit, CLO biz
Brian Whaley will bring his experience in private credit, securitization and structured products to the global finance group

Napier Park loses CLO portfolio manager to established European rival
EXCLUSIVE: The CLO market has seen a number of portfolio managers changing seats in Europe

Napier Park’s European CLO portfolio manager leaves firm
EXCLUSIVE: London-based director Diarmuid Curran has resigned from the alternative credit manager  

Paul Hastings adds CLO specialist lawyer from DLA Piper
John F. Murphy III has moved to join the structured credit practice at Paul Hastings from DLA Piper where he was a partner  

Clifford Chance adds Mayer Brown partner to meet CLO demand
The law firm is expanding its CLO capabilities in the US to meet a growing demand in the market

Ex-Barclays senior CLO banker heads to Japanese bank
EXCLUSIVE: In a bout of musical chairs, a senior CLO banker formerly in the US arm of Barclays finds a new home at a smaller arranger

Bill Lemberg helms CLO team as Post Advisory mulls sales
Lemberg has put his retirement plans on hold following the quick departure of Marc Boatwright
 

Elmwood signals entry into Europe with BlackRock hire
EXCLUSIVE: US-based asset manager Elmwood has hired a European CLO veteran from BlackRock 

BlackRock shifts European CLO leadership with veteran departing
EXCLUSIVE: BlackRock is seeing changes to their CLO team in Europe after agreeing to purchase US-based alternative asset manager HPS

Silver Point preps for first European CLO deal, hires trader for region
Silver Point is currently preparing its first deal and actively recruiting for its European platform 

CLO banker Rachel Russell leaves Morgan Stanley for Brookfield
The bank’s head of global new CLO issuance departs after two decades at Morgan Stanley  

Irradiant’s star investor Maji set to depart as firm is acquired by Apollo’s Redding Ridge
EXCLUSIVE: Debdeep Maji, Irradiant's head of structured credit, leads its third-party CLO equity fund, to be replaced by Apollo’s head of CLO investing

Citigroup’s Jim Hughes departs for TPG Angelo Gordon
TPG Angelo Gordon has nabbed the more than 20-year Citi veteran.

European CLO portfolio manager Jason Late to leave Man Group
The news comes after the London-based portfolio manager saw his CLO portfolio management responsibilities transferred to the firm’s New York office  

Credit funds at a glance - January 2025
Fund performance, recent hires, recent fundraising

CLO veteran Geoffrey Horton leaves portfolio manager role at BlackRock
After a decade in CLOs, the US-based PM is decamping from BlackRock to make a move outside the structured products space  

Permira shifts away from CLO investing with head of structured credit Saeed set to depart
Permira is deprioritizing its CLO investment business as a stand-alone strategy, with CLO investing veteran Jihan Saeed leaving in March  

Morgan Lewis hires CLO specialist Dasha Sobornova for London team
Morgan Lewis has recruited lawyer Dasha Sobornova who was most recently at Akin Gump

Job opportunity with Clarion Credit Partners: Associate
Clarion Credit is looking to hire an associate to join the credit investing team  

Mayer Brown announces second structured finance partner recruitment from White & Case
Adam Farrell has joined Mayer Brown in London, two weeks after Chris McGarry made a similar move