BlueBay opens Madrid office with sales director relocating to lead team
BlueBay's new office will be located within parent company Royal Bank of Canada’s Madrid office

Oak Hill hires head of ESG in New York
Oak Hill Advisors has hired its first head of ESG and sustainability 

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

Booster mandates leave unvaccinated further in the cold
US credit asset managers are starting to make coronavirus vaccination boosters part of their recruitment policy requirements, sources say.

They said it: "The third term is Jinping’s legacy..."
... He does not care about near-term growth."

Points up front: A true rock star lawyer
When corporations proclaim they are looking to recruit ‘rock stars’ (as is common these days), this usually means they are seeking highly proficient candidates for a desk job

Barclays seeks head of SRT risk
Barclays is looking to hire a head of SRT risk for its wholesale credit portfolio, having established a credit risk transfer programme under the Colonnade branding 

Apollo hires ex-JP Morgan CLO co-head to lead new Apac credit business
Apollo Global Management has hired three from Commonwealth Bank to lead the fim’s Asia Pacific credit business

Natixis hires head of leverage finance syndication in New York
Natixis has hired a managing director to head up its leveraged finance syndication

Värde promotes three credit specialists to partner
Värde Partners has promoted Jim Dunbar, Aneek Mamik and Carlos Sanz Esteve to partner

RBC hires head of European loan trading from NatWest
RBC Capital Markets has built out its leveraged finance and financial sponsors banking business in Europe to capture “the shift of capital from the public to the private realm and win mandates on increasingly larger, marquee transactions”

Investcorp hires senior official to lead new Los Angeles office
The firm has expanded its US presence in the west coast and has hired a senior official responsible for growing investor relationships in the region

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

Citi's former European CLO head earns promotion to MD
A long-time European CLO specialist is among the 306 promoted to managing director at Citi, according to reports

Ex-Citi structured products co-head launches crypto investment firm
Citi's former structured products trading co-head has launched a venture investment firm for crypto companies, digital assets and blockchain protocols with an inaugural $1.5 billion multi-strategy venture

NatWest hires head of Emea leveraged credit sales
NatWest has tapped Nomura for a head of leveraged credit sales position after its head of credit sales left for Jefferies in September 

Amundi replaces European loan head and appoints deputy
Amundi has shaken up the hierarchy of its loan business with a personnel shuffle at the top

BNP Paribas bolsters credit business with European strategy head hire
BNP Paribas is looking to strategy to help drive growth in its credit business and has hired a head of European credit strategy from UBS 

Hayfin hires senior business development officials from BlackRock and Atalaya
Hayfin Capital Management has hired two New York-based managing directors to its business development team

Hayfin creates head of ESG role in London
Hayfin Capital Management says it has hired a head of ESG. This is a newly-created role, but Hayfin says it has “well-established environmental, social and governance capabilities”

A&M hires high profile SRT official from StormHarbour
 One of the biggest names in the significant risk transfer industry has joined Alvarez & Marsal in London 

Brookfield hires industry veteran as public securities CIO
Brookfield Asset Management has hired a long-serving credit and equity market professional as chief investment officer for its public securities group

Highland files lawsuit against former founders and senior executives
Highland Capital Management has filed a lawsuit against several former senior-level executives at the firm, including co-founders James Dondero and Mark Okada

KKR announces new co-CEOs as Kravis and Roberts step down
KKR has announced the appointment of its second ever pair of co-chief executive officers, effective immediately, replacing co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts

Senior credit PM departs M&G after 20 years to join Insight
Insight Investment has hired a senior portfolio manager within its strategic credit team from M&G