Barings reorganises leadership team, taps new president
Barings President Eric Lloyd is transitioning to the role of vice chairman

BCA’s chief geo-macro strategist says Iran war could result in surprisingly aggressive rate hiking cycle
PODCAST: Speaking with Lisa Lee on the latest episode of the Credit Exchange podcast, macro and geopolitical expert Marko Papic says there are a number of inflationary elements coming together that could lead to more aggressive action than previously expected by the Fed and other central banks

Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma gears up for annual charity gala at NYC’s MoMA
The 16th annual LFFM gala will take place on 10 June at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art

Credit dispersion increases as software loans pull away from the pack – KKR
Software loan bids fell to 87.97% during the first quarter, the lowest in four years, while the rest of the leveraged loan market held up

Oaktree’s deputy CIO of strategic credit says we’re in the early innings of private credit dislocation
Oaktree has been very opportunistic about deployment in cycles or dislocations, which the market may be in the early stages of, says Milwood Hobbs, Jr., deputy chief investment officer of the firm’s strategic credit platform, on the latest episode of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee

Seward & Kissel hires structured credit head as CLOs, private funds converge
Taha Khan joins from Milbank to build out a structured credit practice that will advise on CLOs as well as complex fund finance solutions like CFOs and rated note feeders

AI is reshaping capital markets, say Milken confab attendees
Artificial intelligence will be the most transformative technology of our lifetime, reshaping everything, including capital markets. This was the dominant prediction at the annual Milken Global Conference 2026

Eldridge revamps for future growth
Todd Boehly and Tony Minella’s freshly restructured Eldridge is focusing on diversified credit and attracting third-party capital under the leadership of Minella and old colleague Jeff Forlizzi

This is not the time to run to the feeding trough simply because the bell has rung
Buying the dip has been successful recently — but that doesn’t mean we should do it again

Credit funds at a glance – May 2026
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

Wellington’s macro strategist says China may come out as a winner from the oil shock -- podcast
With global economies adjusting to the oil shock from the Iran war, it is China that has shown surprising resilience, says Juhi Dhawan, macro strategist at Wellington Management, on the latest episode of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee

Iran war, AI to present lasting challenges – Apollo’s Tristram Leach
EXCLUSIVE: The current global macroeconomic environment presents real and imminent challenges to navigate alongside opportunities, Apollo’s Tristram Leach at the second day of the Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026 

Two more lawyers leave Cadwalader for Orrick
Orrick has added another two former Cadwalader lawyers to its growing structured finance team in London

Credit funds at a glance – April 2026
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

Apollo’s head of investments Europe says private credit is going through a rite of passage
PODCAST: Speaking on the latest episode of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee, Apollo’s head of investments Europe Tristram Leach says he believes direct lending will continue to grow – but it needs to go through a period where there are elevated redemptions in the market

Muzinich appoints Tatjana Greil Castro as global head of investments
The privately-owned corporate credit specialist has also appointed Thomas Samson as global head of high yield and Hugo Wheeler as head of global accounts and marketing

StepStone pursues collateralised fund obligation transaction
EXCLUSIVE: The deal would see the firm securitise a pool of private fund interests and free up capital

JPMorgan Commercial Bank taps new head of syndicated finance
The new head previously worked as head of Northeast and Canada regional leveraged finance in the global investment banking group

Napier Park’s CIO says firm has stockpiled cash to buy mispriced assets
PODCAST: The alternative asset manager, which oversees USD 40bn in AUM, has been prepping for a repricing of financial assets that predates the Iran war and the software crisis, according to its Chief Investment Officer, Jonathan Dorfman, speaking on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

Creditflux showcases contributions, achievements and observations of outstanding leaders – Trailblazing Women
EXCLUSIVE: For International Women's Day, Creditflux speaks to Octagon's Lauren Law, PineBridge's Laila Kollmorgen and Ropes & Gray's Shona Ha

CPPIB appoints head of structured credit group in leadership shakeup
Paras Vira, a managing director in the capital solutions group, will start as head of CPP Investments’ structured credit group on 1 April, a spokesperson said

Private credit secondaries poised for insurer activity – Coller
ANALYSIS: Credit secondaries are the natural buyer universe for structured notes, which have become a popular way for insurers to gain private credit exposure

Alcentra adopts BSP brand, winds down direct lending biz
The Franklin Templeton-owned credit shops have also created a new global executive committee that brings together leaders from BSP, Alcentra and the newly acquired European lower middle market lender Apera

Potential for “credit hiccups” in the future – Conning North America CIO Cindy Beaulieu
PODCAST: There’s potential for “credit hiccups” in the future as investors chase deals that perhaps “shouldn’t have been able to access capital,” says Cindy Beaulieu, chief investment officer at Conning Noth America, in the latest ‘Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee’ podcast

The AI data boom will drive activity in 2026 – MUFG co-head of EMEA capital markets Fabianna Del Canto
The driver for 2026 will be the real step-change in capex requirements all around the AI data boom and the needs of hyperscalers, said Fabianna Del Canto, co-head of EMEA capital markets at MUFG, on the latest episode of the ‘Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee’ podcast