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

MeDirect CLO team seeks spin-off from bank
The specialist credit team at MeDirect is looking for a strategic partner to spin off from the bank

Investcorp hires credit portfolio manager
Investcorp Credit Management has hired a portfolio manager for its US credit team and investment committee

Natixis makes experienced structured credit sales hire in New York
Natixis has added a structured credit specialist with over 20 years' experience to its US team 

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

Jefferies completes shock raid on Citi's European CLO desk
Citi's head of CLO issuance Laura Coady is joining Jefferies, resulting in the bank making a big change to its global CLO platform

Job opportunity with Prospect: CLO professional
Prospect Capital Management has released details of the following vacancy: CLO professional, New York

Job opportunity with Fair Oaks: CLO analyst
Fair Oaks Capital has released details of the following vacancy: CLO analyst - London

CLO fund manager hires ex BNP Paribas European CLO chief Danias
Christos Danias, the former head of BNP Paribas' European CLO group, has joined a large CLO fund manager in London

Mariner transfers CLO management rights to Orix following MBO
Mariner Investment Group has begun transferring the management rights to its CLOs to its parent company Orix Corporation USA, according to a regulatory notice. The move follows Orix's decision to sell Mariner to its executive board, but retain the leveraged credit business

BlueBay pushes into US CLOs after taking on RBC's management business
BlueBay Asset Management has taken on the CLO management business of its parent company RBC, the firm announced today

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

Morgan Stanley IM takes lead in race for Assurant's CLO business
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has emerged as the front runner for Assurant’s US CLO business

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

Fund manager hires Hayfin's structured credit head and launches CLO fund
An experienced CLO and structured credit fund manager has hired from Hayfin Capital Management as it targets $300 million for a CLO fund

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

Onex hires Jaber as it launches CLO investment business
Onex Credit Partners has hired Ronnie Jaber to start a CLO investment business in New Jersey, according to an announcement today

European CLO trader set to join Axa IM
An experienced CLO trader in London is going to be taking on his first buy-side role, sources say

Nassau hires former Assurant CLO tranche investor
Nassau Private Credit has hired a portfolio manager from Assurant to its CLO tranche investments team in Darien, Connecticut

A lot of CLO portfolios look similar and I’ve never been one to follow the herd
Zais's Vinnie Ingato takes our credit quiz

MJX portfolio manager joins US CLO issuer
A member of MJX's investment committee has landed at another CLO manager