WhiteStar hires Highland portfolio manager to grow CLO investment business
WhiteStar Asset Management has made a big hire as it seeks to grow its CLO investment business

Abu Dhabi fund eyes CLO tranche investments
Having gained exposure to the CLO market via its seed investment in New York-based AGL Credit Management, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is looking to double up by also investing in CLO tranches.

Credit funds at a glance

CIFC announces four analyst hires in London
CIFC Asset Management says that it has completed phase one of its build-out of a European credit team

Another BlackRock official lands at new manager Tresidor
Tresidor was founded by CIO Michael Phelps, formerly the head of European fundamental credit at BlackRock 

Direct lender hires head of credit as it closes in on European mid market CLO
BeSpoke Capital has made a big hire as part of a reorganisation of the direct lender’s business

They said it: "We all suffer from the world views of millennials"
Headhunter Dale Shorey tells attendees at the Creditflux CLO Symposium about the difficulties of recruiting at the junior level

Baird targets CLO arranging business
A New York brokerage with a CLO trading business is making a pitch to be the first debut arranger of the year. According to market sources, RW Baird has hired CLO origination specialist Mario Verna with a view to building out a CLO primary business. In March, Verna left Guggenheim Securities, where he served on the CLO desk as a managing director.

Mizuho appoints US and European credit trading heads in leadership shake-up
The hires include a newly created CLO role, head of credit trading, and head of special situations and illiquid trading 

Deutsche Bank bolsters CLO origination desk in London
Deutsche Bank has added to its CLO origination desk in London, a spokesperson has confirmed

Ares hires Natixis deputy CEO for the Americas to credit investing role
Ares Management has poached the Americas deputy chief executive officer from Natixis's investment banking business

DFG hires experienced credit analyst in New York
DFG Investment Advisers has drafted in John Hwang as director and senior credit analyst on its leveraged credit team in New York

Synthetic structured credit specialist lands at Brigade
A former Lehman Brothers structured credit specialist has landed at Brigade Capital Management in New York

CLO portfolio manager leaves DWS
CLO portfolio manager Tom Kirby has departed DWS Group, Creditflux understands

AGL further expands with hires from CIFC and Mizuho
AGL Credit Management, founded by former CIFC chief executive officer Peter Gleysteen, has appointed a further two officials to its New York office

CLO veteran joins Pretium's legal team
The firm has appointed a founding member of Goldman Sach’s CLO team back in 1997

Ostrum appoints structured credit head as it looks to issue US CLOs
The market has found a plethora of CLO managers looking to expand in Europe, but Ostrum Asset Management has gone the other way by hiring an experienced US CLO portfolio manager

Two senior CLO traders leave Deutsche Bank
Mizuho has poached one of these traders

AGL confirms Comer hire in New York
AGL Credit Management has today confirmed the appointment of Wynne Comer as chief operating officer. Creditflux first reported on the move last week

CLO veteran moves to the buy side for the first time after landing at CQS
CQS’s expansion in the US has received another boost with a high profile CLO trader joining the firm in New York

Citi names sales head with global structured credit remit
Citi has promoted Rajiv Amlani to global head of special products solution sales, in which he will be responsible for non-flow structured credit and securitised trading business

Ex-Goldman Sachs official joins Napier Park as inaugural European CLO nears
The firm has hired an ex-Goldman Sachs official to its European credit team

EQT hires portfolio manager to pave the way for European CLO launch
EQT has taken a big step towards launching a CLO management platform with market sources indicating that the firm has hired a head of senior debt

Former BAML CLO head Comer set to join new asset manager, sources say
It's understood that Wynne Comer is joining a new asset management company which is expected to be a repeat CLO issuer