CLO investor Lakemore names European business development head
US CLO equity investor Lakemore Partners has hired a managing director and head of business development Europe

Signal hires former BlueBay official to build European CLO platform
Signal Capital has appointed a partner and head of leveraged credit for its newly-established CLO platform

Highland turnaround is complete as Daugherty takes control of affiliates
“I feel vindicated and proud to have fought for over 10 years on behalf of investors. It was worth it,” Daugherty tells Creditflux after reaching an agreement with Highland where he will have an ownership stake in the Highland platform, among other things 

Blue Owl proposes key person replacements on Wellfleet CLOs following acquisition
Blue Owl Capital has proposed key personnel replacements on Wellfleet CLOs, following Blue Owl’s acquisition of Wellfleet from LittleJohn last month

Ardian expands into real estate debt
Ardian says it has created a European real estate debt business, assigning Arnaud Chaléac with oversight of this unit in Paris

MV expands into CLO management as it absorbs Natixis IM private debt team
The Natixis IM-affiliate has expanded into CLO management by absorbing Ostrum Asset Management’s former private debt team, in conjunction with the opening of a Paris office

MKP partner joins Orchard in new global distribution role
Orchard Global Asset Management has hired an experienced figure from MKP Capital in the newly created role of global head of distribution and investor relations

"Europe undermines itself through fossil fuel addiction while the UK baulks at expunging oligarchs"
Russia’s actions in Ukraine are deeply troubling, but there is hope for the future  

Credit funds at a glance (March 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

"Rules require 5% risk retention, but for first loss CRS that is not enough"
PGGM's Mascha Canio takes our credit quiz 

III promotes CLO head to partner
III Capital Management, the investment manager arm of AVM, has promoted its head of CLOs to partner

Corum Butler hires experienced high yield portfolio manager
Corum Butler has added to its team of five bond fund portfolio managers with a Paris-based hire

RBC names head of high yield trading and e-strategy for leveraged finance
RBC Capital Markets has promoted a high yield trader and head of leveraged finance digital strategy to the position

CarVal funds establish mortgage conduit
Carval Investors has, through its funds, established a mortgage conduit known as Mill City Loans

LibreMax hires to CLO team in New York
A former RBC Capital Markets CLO and ABS trader joins LibreMax in New York

York's European credit team embarks on fresh start under Fidera
York Capital’s European credit team has completed its spin out 

Churchill appoints CLO management head amid string of senior promotions
Churchill Asset Management has made a string of senior promotions including naming Kelli Marti as senior managing director and head of CLO management

Leucadia AM takes non-controlling stake in Hildene
Hildene Capital Management has entered a strategic relationship with Jefferies affiliate Leucadia Asset Management

Pemberton brings in European CLO veteran to build new business
Pemberton has hired European CLO veteran Rob Reynolds to build and head a new CLO platform. Creditflux first reported the London-based manager had intentions of building a CLO platform in March last year

Churchill names Wells Fargo official to newly created head of fund finance role
Churchill Asset Management has created the new role of head of fund finance to help it utilise leverage strategically across its fund strategies

GoldenTree hires Goldman Sachs official as head of private credit origination
GoldenTree Asset Management has hired Goldman Sachs official as partner and head of private credit origination

Marathon promotes CLO specialist to managing director
Marathon Asset Management has a promoted CLO specialist to managing director, in a role which encompasses the management of all non-credit elements of the firm’s CLO business

Large US CLO issuer plans expansion into Europe
An experienced US CLO manager is hiring with a view to building out a European CLO team

Willis Towers Watson promotes manager research specialist to global credit head
Willis Towers Watson has named a global head of credit for manager research

Man names co-heads for new SRT business
Man Group has appointed two Elanus Capital officials as co-heads of its new credit risk sharing strategy, which will sit in its $3.5 billion private market business