Former structured credit co-head Messina lands on buy side
Megan Messina, former co-head of structured credit at Bank of America, has resurfaced at an asset manager three years after leaving the bank

Celebrating women in the CLO market

Former DFG CLO head resurfaces at Silver Rock
CLO specialist Tim Milton has landed at Silver Rock Financial, it has emerged

Head of CLO management leaves DFG shortly after promotion
The recently-appointed head of DFG Investment Advisers' CLO business has left the firm less than three months after his promotion

CIFC beefs up investor relations team in London with two hires
CIFC Asset Management has hired from Muzinich and Murano in a bid to strengthen its European investor relations effort

CLO tranche investor leaves Carlyle after 12 years
The New York-based co-head of global structured credit has parted ways with Carlyle, sources say. The firm is understood to have appointed a replacement in London

Western to launch European loan business after hiring portfolio manager
Western Asset Management is launching a European corporate loan business after hiring an experienced credit portfolio manager with a background rooted in the CLO industry

CSAM adds to CLO investment team in New York
Credit Suisse Asset Management has been building out its CLO investing team in New York, according to market sources

Past returns: Bond king’s exit ends CLO refis
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported on a market absorbing the consequences of ‘bond king’ Bill Gross leaving Pimco, the firm he co-founded.

Senior structured credit official leaves GoldenTree
A senior portfolio manager has parted ways with GoldenTree Asset Management, it has emerged

Full house for second Women in CLOs networking event, with 2020 expansion planned
Creditflux welcomed 150 women from across the CLO industry on Tuesday night for the second Women in CLOs wine tasting event in New York

FisherBroyles hires derivatives and regulations specialist as partner
FisherBroyles, an Atlanta headquartered law firm, has hired derivatives and securities specialist Julian Hammar as a partner in its New York and Washington, DC offices

CVP resigns as manager from two US CLOs
Credit Value Partners has resigned as manager of two of its US CLOs, according to a notice on the Irish Stock Exchange. The move comes amid an overhaul at CVP in which the manager's loan platform has been absorbed into its affiliate Mackay Shields and its distressed platform spun off

CLO syndication head exits BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas' head of US CLO syndication has parted ways with the bank, according to market sources, ending an eight-year stay at the firm

AB launches US CLO business after hiring from Sculptor
AB is building on its middle market CLO business by launching a broadly syndicated loan CLO platform, according to a company announcement. AB's majority owner, Axa Equitable, will fund the new product offering, according to AB, which presumably means that it will invest in the equity of forthcoming AB CLOs

CVC adds Alcentra official to investor relations team in London
CVC Credit Partners has appointed a managing director in its investor relations team from Alcentra 

BlueMountain starts new chapter as co-founder leaves and it winds down hedge fund
There are sweeping changes taking place at BlueMountain Capital Management, with the firm announcing that co-founder Stephen Siderow is leaving and that it is winding down its flagship hedge fund, BlueMountain Credit Alternatives Fund

Credit funds at a glance
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Highland co-founder Okada to leave the firm
Mark Okada, co-founder of Dallas-based Highland Capital Management, will retire at the end of the year

Man GLG shakes up US CLO team with new leaders
Man GLG has assigned leadership of its US CLO business to an experienced pair in New York

Orrick poaches securitisation partner from Ropes & Gray
The hire might help the firm move up CLOi Advisor rankings

Revived CLO manager Gulf Stream begins warehousing as its team count hits 10
The reborn Gulf Stream Asset Management, led by CLO veteran Mark Mahoney, has begun warehousing its comeback CLO after making a couple of hires

MacKay Shields integrates CVP's loan team while spinning out distressed debt
MacKay Shields has spun out the distressed debt business of Credit Value Partners and focus resources on CVP’s leveraged loan platform