CEO Wriedt to part ways with DFG and launch his own business
Oliver Wriedt is stepping down from his role as chief executive officer of DFG Investment Advisers to launch his own investment venture, according to an investor letter seen by Creditflux.

MeDirect confirms corp credit step-back, as CLO team seeks spin-off
MeDirect has confirmed it will reduce corporate lending to focus on retail clients, following a question by Creditflux on the firm's plans to spin off its CLO-managing specialist credit team

Credit funds at a glance (July 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

If you’re not finding black talent, you’re not trying hard enough
In the past few weeks, it has been easy to put up our billboards and tweet our condemnation of the treatment of black people. Now we need to change the way companies work

Direct lender Apera bolsters Munich office with UniCredit hire
Direct lender Apera Asset Management has appointed a principal in the firm’s Munich office focused on Dach (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) investments

MeDirect CLO team seeks spin-off from bank
The specialist credit team at MeDirect is looking for a strategic partner to spin off from the bank

Investcorp hires credit portfolio manager
Investcorp Credit Management has hired a portfolio manager for its US credit team and investment committee

Morgan Stanley hires leveraged loan MD from Credit Suisse
Morgan Stanley has hired a leveraged loan managing director in London with over 15 years' market experience

Natixis makes experienced structured credit sales hire in New York
Natixis has added a structured credit specialist with over 20 years' experience to its US team 

Zais ESG head to join DWS
Zais Group’s head of ESG (environmental, social, governance) and impact investing is joining DWS as group sustainability officer in New York

SocGen promotes cross-asset solutions specialist
Societe Generale has named a global head of economics, cross-asset and quant research

Jefferies completes shock raid on Citi's European CLO desk
Citi's head of CLO issuance Laura Coady is joining Jefferies, resulting in the bank making a big change to its global CLO platform

Deutsche Bank hires CDS index and single name trading head
Deutsche Bank has bolstered its CDS market making capabilities with the hire of a head of US index and single name trading.

ICG hires two for its European real estate debt platform
Intermediate Capital Group has hired two managing directors to its European real estate debt platform, according to an announcement today

Job opportunity with Prospect: CLO professional
Prospect Capital Management has released details of the following vacancy: CLO professional, New York

Job opportunity with Fair Oaks: CLO analyst
Fair Oaks Capital has released details of the following vacancy: CLO analyst - London

CLO fund manager hires ex BNP Paribas European CLO chief Danias
Christos Danias, the former head of BNP Paribas' European CLO group, has joined a large CLO fund manager in London

Sculptor CEO Shafir to step down with CIO taking dual role
Sculptor Capital Management has announced that its chief investment officer will take also take on the role of chief executive officer, effective 1 April 2021

Angelo Gordon bolsters distressed debt team with hire from GSO
Angelo Gordon has bolstered its distressed debt and corporate special situations team with the appointment of a managing director

Mariner transfers CLO management rights to Orix following MBO
Mariner Investment Group has begun transferring the management rights to its CLOs to its parent company Orix Corporation USA, according to a regulatory notice. The move follows Orix's decision to sell Mariner to its executive board, but retain the leveraged credit business

BlueBay pushes into US CLOs after taking on RBC's management business
BlueBay Asset Management has taken on the CLO management business of its parent company RBC, the firm announced today

Former Barclays global CLO distribution head joins Nearwater
Barclays’ former head of global CLO distribution has landed at a risk retention financing firm as senior managing director in New York