Mizuho takes minority stake in Golub, strikes distribution agreement
Mizuho Financial Group has acquired a passive, minority stake in Golub Capital’s management companies as part of a strategic partnership

Mizuho hires Deutsche Bank's head of macro credit trading
Mizuho Financial Group has hired Deutsche Bank's head of macro credit trading in New York

Credit funds at a glance (August 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Credit funds at a glance (April 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Mizuho appoints loan trading head in London
Mizuho says it has hired an experienced loans specialist as head of loan trading for Emea in a newly-created role

Credit rally rolls on as indices approach one-month tights
CDS indices are approaching their mid-October tights as reality seeps in of a divided US government and, consequently, little chance of dramatic corporate tax increases. Yesterday, iTraxx Main led the way, tightening 5.3%, followed by CDX NA HY and CDX IG (both 4.5%) and iTraxx Crossover (2.8%)

US credit shakes off early jitters as CDX IG tightens 6.9%
Credit spreads have reversed course yet again to join the rally in equities today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2.5% today and credit is following with investment grade indices leading the way

Mizuho names raft of European fixed income hires
Mizuho has signalled a push to bolster its European fixed income business with the Japanese bank announcing a raft of hires including jobs in structured credit, emerging market credit and credit sales

Assured Guaranty Corp hires CLO specialist to co-lead structured finance group
A former CLO specialist from Mizuho will join the firm as senior managing director 

LCH's French unit adds first Japanese clearing member
Mizuho has signed up as the first Japanese clearing member of LCH SA, the French clearing unit of London Stock Exchange-owned LCH Group

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 

Mizuho’s credit trading head departs in London
Mizuho's head of credit trading has departed after just over a year, a spokesperson at the bank has confirmed.

Mizuho appoints Cairn co-CIO as global markets head in London
The announcement follows the departure of the bank's incumbent head of global markets

Leveraged finance veteran leaves Mizuho in London after 22 years
The head of international acquisition finance at Mizuho, Paul Carman, has left the bank to bring to an end a 22-year affiliation with Mizuho

Infrastructure specialist GIP hires from Mizuho for credit push
The co-head of investment grade debt capital markets at Mizuho will be joining Global Infrastructure Partners in New York in September.

FRN specialist returns to Mizuho after leaving Deutsche Bank
Mizuho says that Traci Creange has re-joined its fixed income team as head of US floating rate note credit trading

Mizuho completes big structured credit appointment in Asia
Mizuho has recruited a senior structured credit professional, with a wide-ranging mandate, to its offices in Hong Kong

Former Mizuho CLO specialist joins recruitment firm for private debt push
You're hired: an experienced credit specialist, who put the infrastructure in place for Mizuho's European CLO management unit, has joined a recruitment firm in London

High yield trader ends seven month stay at Mizuho to join Spanish broker
High yield trader leaves Mizuho after just months for Madrid-based broker 

Dealer hires former Deutsche Bank head of European high yield trading
Former head of high yield trading with German bank jumps to Japanese rival in London