Creditflux

LBC hires former GE official as managing director in Chicago
LBC has made a senior hire to its direct lending business and has also promoted one of its managing directors to partner

Pemberton appoints head of Benelux and opens Amsterdam office
Pemberton Capital Advisors has expanded its presence in mainland Europe with the opening of an office in Amsterdam

Hermes adds ex-UBS official to private debt team
Hermes Investment Management has appointed a European leveraged finance specialist to its private debt team

CVC Credit hires investor relations director from BlueBay
CVC Credit has appointed a former BlueBay official to its investor relations team

Allianz GI expands private debt team with senior hire
The new hire will be responsible for developing Allianz GI’s mid-market debt offering across Germany

Callan hires Cliffwater senior MD as head of alternatives
Callan, an institutional investment consultant, has appointed Pete Keliuotis as head of alternatives and executive vice president.  

Muzinich poaches Neuberger Berman MD for top fund distribution role
Muzinich has hired a global head of distribution, according to an announcement today, picking up the role previously held by Joshua Hughes, who left for CIFC Asset Management in May

Eversheds Sutherland promotes debt specialist to partner
Eversheds Sutherland has promoted one of its Washington based lawyers to partner

Proskauer expands restructuring practice with partner in London
Law firm Proskauer Rose has strengthened its restructuring capabilities with the appointment of Elisabeth Baltay as partner

Head of European private debt Bone earns promotion at Partners
Partners Group’s head of private debt in Europe, Christopher Bone, has been promoted to partner as one of 10 senior-level promotions announced by the firm

Direct lender Twin Brook hires managing director in Chicago
The middle-market direct lender has expanded its team with the hire of a managing director

KKR promotes three European credit specialists to managing directors
KKR has promoted several members of its team to managing directors - including a former US CLO portfolio manager

Varagon boosts healthcare expansion with New York hire
The middle market lender continues its efforts in the sector, following the opening of a new healthcare-focused Chicago office

Recent CLO debutant Vista brings in GSO official to lead credit team
Vista Credit Partners has hired a former GSO official to lead its credit team

Oddo appoints ex-Kartesia official to build private debt platform
Oddo BHF Asset Management, the Franco-German asset manager, has hired the former head of Germany, Austria and Switzerland at private debt fund Kartesia Advisor, to help launch its own private debt platform

PE firm hires direct lending specialist from GSO
Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners has appointed an experienced structured credit official as it looks to expand its structured credit offerings

Fixed income heads join forces to launch macro credit fund manager in London
Resco Asset Management, a new asset manager based in London, has launched and set about marketing its debut fund: Resco Macro Credit Fund

Allianz GI boosts alternatives platform with new Asian private credit unit
Allianz Global Investors has launched an Asian private credit unit and has made two hires to spearhead the effort,

REYL bolsters structured finance group with managing director hire
REYL, the Swiss bank, has strengthened its structured finance group by hiring a managing director in the corporate advisory and structuring team

BC Partners lists new North American direct lending business
BC Credit Partners has listed US direct lending business Mount Logan Capital on Canada's NEO Stock Exchange. 

Callidus names former Apollo and Fifth Street official Dalton as interim CEO
The Toronto-based firm has named Patrick Dalton as interim chief executive officer, following the medical leave of absence taken by its current CEO

White & Case promotes seven debt specialists to partner
The law firm has promoted several debt specialists to partners around the world

Varagon opens Chicago office to focus on healthcare and hires three
Varagon Capital Partners has built out its platform with the opening of a Chicago office to focus on healthcare finance opportunities, hiring a team of three to lead the healthcare effort

BT pension fund appoints CEO
BT Pension Scheme Management, which has exposure to credit strategies run by Apollo, Ares and Hermes, has now appointed a CEO  

Direct lenders flock to Munich as German deal flow picks up
German private debt is attracting a growing number of fund managers. Market sources say that deal flow through the first half of the year was at 65% of 2017’s total and had surpassed the number of private debt deals executed by funds in each of the previous five years