They said it: "Imagine a garden party and all of a sudden a big wasp shows up"
On Creditflux’s US CLO webinar last month, Napier Park’s head of US CLO investments Serhan Secmen described the March sell-off as a garden party

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

Credit Suisse's head of European CLO syndication to join Citi
Credit Suisse's head of European CLO syndication and origination is set to make a move to Citi, to partly fill the void on the bank's primary CLO desk

New asset management firm in Los Angeles acquires rights to 2014 CLO
The CLO management contracts for a 2014 CLO managed by Tortoise Credit Strategies has tranferred to Los Angeles-based manager Ducenta Squared Asset Management

Ostrum's US CLO plan takes a turn after head of structured credit leaves
An experienced CLO PM has left Ostrum after just one year

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

Global CLO trading co-head leaves bank in New York
A CLO trader with over a decade of experience has parted ways with a large US bank

Palmer Square seeks analysts in London as it expands business into Europe
Palmer Square Capital Management is planning a European expansion of its credit business

If you’re not finding black talent, you’re not trying hard enough
In the past few weeks, it has been easy to put up our billboards and tweet our condemnation of the treatment of black people. Now we need to change the way companies work

CEO Wriedt to part ways with DFG and launch his own business
Oliver Wriedt is stepping down from his role as chief executive officer of DFG Investment Advisers to launch his own investment venture, according to an investor letter seen by Creditflux.

MeDirect confirms corp credit step-back, as CLO team seeks spin-off
MeDirect has confirmed it will reduce corporate lending to focus on retail clients, following a question by Creditflux on the firm's plans to spin off its CLO-managing specialist credit team

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