Carlyle poaches credit specialist from HPS in New York
Carlyle Group is continuing to pump resources into credit with the firm announcing that it has hired a head of credit opportunities based in New York

Mid-west pension fund approves credit allocations to KKR and Avenue
A mid-west pension fund has upped its allocation to KKR’s latest direct lending strategy

BTIG raids rivals for high yield and distressed talent in New York
BTIG has added three more professionals to its team – taking its tally to 17 hires in fixed income since the start of the year

BNP Paribas moves quickly to restaff London high yield trading business
BNP Paribas has moved quickly to restaff its European high yield trading desk, making two new senior hires for the business last week

Highland shelves plans for format switch as interval funds gather pace
Instead of converting a mutual fund into an interval fund, Highland is looking to launch an interval fund - viewed as a investor-friendly alternative to BDCs - from scratch 

Senior distressed specialist leaves GSO after fund closure
Shortly after shutting down its distressed debt fund, GSO Capital Partners is understood to have parted company with a senior managing director and key figure in its distressed business

BNP Paribas combines high yield and distressed trading in Europe 
French bank loses two high yield specialists as it combines desks in London 

HSBC brings in distressed trader in London
2016 was a big year for distressed fund managers and sell-side traders. HSBC looks to be expanding its distressed efforts by hiring from BAML

Denver-based manager hires from JP Morgan AM for distressed debt push
Distressed debt outfit Wazee Street Capital Management has hired for its distressed team with company officials informing Creditflux that they are targeting situations when the markets exhibit fear

Phoenix fund lives up to its name with soaring return to growth
Phoenix’s JLP Credit Opportunities Fund gets a new lease of life with huge returns

Head of high yield trading leaves Guggenheim in New York
An experienced credit trader, who started out at Bankers Trust in the mid-1980s, has recently left Guggenheim's brokerage division

Jefferies recruits navy seal-turned loan trader from dealer in New York
US brokerage brings out the big guns with hire from US banking giant 

Moab Partners brings in credit specialists for multi-asset fund
Two credit analysts have joined a multi-asset fund manager which expects to build its credit book

Credit specialists set to join Pimco in London, sources say
Seasoned distressed and high yield analyst said to be joining London office of West coast giant 

Credit trader leaves Japanese bank for RBC in New York
Canadian bank hires high yield trader to New York office from Japanese rival

Senior credit official leaves Marathon in New York
Senior portfolio manager and partner leaves his role with credit fund manager Marathon