Creditflux

Apollo CLO and CSO specialists earn promotion to partner
Apollo Global Management has promoted two members of its global structured credit team, according to market sources

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 

CIFC beefs up investor relations team in London with two hires
CIFC Asset Management has hired from Muzinich and Murano in a bid to strengthen its European investor relations effort

Western to launch European loan business after hiring portfolio manager
Western Asset Management is launching a European corporate loan business after hiring an experienced credit portfolio manager with a background rooted in the CLO industry

FisherBroyles hires derivatives and regulations specialist as partner
FisherBroyles, an Atlanta headquartered law firm, has hired derivatives and securities specialist Julian Hammar as a partner in its New York and Washington, DC offices

CVC adds Alcentra official to investor relations team in London
CVC Credit Partners has appointed a managing director in its investor relations team from Alcentra 

BlueMountain starts new chapter as co-founder leaves and it winds down hedge fund
There are sweeping changes taking place at BlueMountain Capital Management, with the firm announcing that co-founder Stephen Siderow is leaving and that it is winding down its flagship hedge fund, BlueMountain Credit Alternatives Fund

Highland co-founder Okada to leave the firm
Mark Okada, co-founder of Dallas-based Highland Capital Management, will retire at the end of the year

MacKay Shields integrates CVP's loan team while spinning out distressed debt
MacKay Shields has spun out the distressed debt business of Credit Value Partners and focus resources on CVP’s leveraged loan platform

Cairn appoints CEO from Oceanwood as Campbell steps down
Cairn Capital has hired a new chief executive officer, who will take over from co-founder Paul Campbell

US loan veteran MacLean to retire from Pimco
Pimco loan portfolio manager Beth MacLean will be retiring from the firm in March, a spokesperson for the company firms

Mediobanca builds loan and CLO trading team with hire
Mediobanca has made a hire as it looks to grow the loan and CLO trading business in London it established last year 

Another BlackRock official lands at new manager Tresidor
Tresidor was founded by CIO Michael Phelps, formerly the head of European fundamental credit at BlackRock 

Direct lender hires head of credit as it closes in on European mid market CLO
BeSpoke Capital has made a big hire as part of a reorganisation of the direct lender’s business

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 

Ares hires Natixis deputy CEO for the Americas to credit investing role
Ares Management has poached the Americas deputy chief executive officer from Natixis's investment banking business

Synthetic structured credit specialist lands at Brigade
A former Lehman Brothers structured credit specialist has landed at Brigade Capital Management in New York

CLO portfolio manager leaves DWS
CLO portfolio manager Tom Kirby has departed DWS Group, Creditflux understands

Oak Hill reshuffles leadership in Europe
Oak Hill Advisors has appointed three long-serving members of its investment and business development teams to lead the European office

Industry veteran joins B Riley's new credit unit to manage CDOs
B. Riley Capital Management has established a new credit platform 

Ashurst hires counsel with structured products experience
Ashurst has appointed a counsel in its global markets practice in Paris

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

Churchill appoints head of underwriting
Churchill Asset Management has announced several promotions including head of underwriting and managing director, underwriting and portfolio management

Latham & Watkins adds structured finance partner in London
Latham & Watkins has hired a Cadwalader partner to its London office 

Orrick adds two CLO specialists as partners
Law firm Orrick has bolstered the firm’s structured finance group with the appointment of two CLO specialists