Highland ends 12-year dispute with UBS over CLO-squared amid "shocking revelations"
A 12-year dispute over a failed CLO-squared is close to being concluded after Highland Capital Management filed a motion yesterday to approve the settlement of its dispute with UBS. But wasn't filed without more "shocking revelations"

Senior structured credit portfolio manager tipped to join BlueBay in London
BlueBay Asset Management is close to filling a gap on its structured credit portfolio management team

Two credit managers open offices in Germany
Two asset managers have bolstered their presence in Germany by opening offices in the country

Monroe adds investor relations specialist from DWS
Monroe Capital has hired in its marketing and investor relations team

Permira promotes five in credit team to MD including head of structured credit
Permira Debt Managers has promoted five members of its credit team to managing directors 

Ex-JP Morgan portfolio manager joins boutique as head of structured credit
A portfolio manager who worked in JP Morgan's chief investment office (2008-2014) and with experience across macro credit trading, relative value, index tranches, options and CSOs has resurfaced on the buy side

Morgan Stanley hires European CLO trader from buy side
Morgan Stanley has added to its European CLO trading team, bringing in an official who previously worked at a CLO fund manager

Deutsche Bank commits to US CLOs with first 2021 deal set to price and plans to hire
Deutsche Bank is taking the loss of two officials from its US CLO business in its stride with a spokesperson for the bank telling Creditflux that it expects to price a deal next week and there are plans to hire this year

Natixis poaches New York-based CLO sales specialist from Deutsche Bank
Natixis has hired a CLO sales specialist in New York in a move which reunites two former Credit Suisse officials 

Black Diamond structured credit BD head joins impact investment firm
Black Diamond Capital Management's head of structured credit business development has parted ways with the firm after nearly four years, according to market sources. He is set to join start-up impact investment firm Lafayette Square as managing director and head of capital markets

Head of US CLO syndication leaves Deutsche Bank
A CLO specialist with 17 years' experience at Deutsche Bank has left 

Another structured credit PM leaves BlueBay
The departure follows Creditflux reporting on a separate structured credit portfolio manager exit

Points up front: Navigating lockdown easel-y with brush in hand
The various periods of lockdown over the past 12 months have provided time for credit professionals to tap into their creative side, and Schroders’ head of securitised credit Michelle Russell-Dowe has taken full advantage

Points up front: Brahms for the brain
We often use this column to highlight charitable initiatives undertaken by members of the CLO community, but charity starts at home and we’d like to point you towards an initiative conducted by Richard Burrell, partner of our own Tanvi Gupta

"We have to think about the influence of social media like Reddit"
Schroders' Michelle Russell-Dowe takes our credit quiz

CLO fund portfolio manager leaves BlueBay
A structured credit portfolio manager at BlueBay Asset Management has parted ways with the firm

Angelo Gordon CLO deputy portfolio manager departs
Angelo Gordon has lost a deputy portfolio manager from its CLO management team

BlackRock fills opening on European CLO management team
BlackRock has filled a gap ithat opened up on its European CLO portfolio management team in January  

Natixis IM hires CEO with incumbent Raby set to depart
Natixis Investment Managers has hired Generali's chief investment officer to lead the firm from 12 April

Fidelity launches US direct lending business and hires team head from PNC
Fidelity Investments is launching a direct lending platform and has hired a senior PNC official to lead the new business from Chicago

Former Credit Suisse CDO head returns to KKR
KKR has hired two managing directors to its global private credit team, with one its former structured credit fund manager

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 Suisse hires senior BofA official to lev fin capital markets team
The former European leveraged finance capital markets head is set to join Credit Suisse in June 

BofA replaces European lev fin capital markets head
Bank of America has named a new head of European leveraged finance capital markets, with Joe Bishay leaving the role

Senior CLO investor lands at Orix’s Signal Peak
Signal Peak, the leveraged credit team of Orix Advisers, has hired a CLO investor to its team in New York