Kirkland & Ellis poaches partner from Macfarlanes in London
New UK-based partner's practice focuses on structuring alternative investment funds, specifically credit funds

White & Case hires partner from Shearman & Sterling for debt & equity groups
Lauren Winter has been hired as a partner at White & Case. The London-based attorney has joined the international law firm's global debt finance practice.

Proskauer poaches Sidley Austin private funds partner
Proskauer has hired Sidley Austin's head of investment funds in London. The veteran lawyer will work in the firm's private investment funds group, co-leading its global credit funds and sovereign wealth funds initiative.

Comvest hires Goldman Sachs exec for direct lending origination role
Comvest Partners has hired David Gibson as a managing director on the firm's direct lending investment platform Comvest Credit Partners

LBC names new deputy chief investment officer
LBC Credit Partners, a division of CIFC Asset Management, has promoted Homyar Choksi to deputy chief investment officer, as the Philadelphia-headquartered middle market asset manager continues to expand

Oaktree picks Morgan Stanley managing director for credit team
Oaktree Capital Management has hired Morgan Stanley's Loris Nazarian as managing director and assistant portfolio manager

Houlihan Lokey taps Morgan Stanley private credit veteran for capital markets team
Houlihan Lokey has hired Morgan Stanley's head of private credit as a managing director in the firm's capital markets group to lead the bank's initiative to grow its US private credit placement practice

Golub poaches new co-head of global institutional sales from BlackRock
New York-based Andrea Picard is set to join Golub Capital this March as co-head of global institutional sales, as the New York-headquartered direct lender and middle-market giant lays the groundwork to expand its investor partners group globally

Beechbrook hires new managing director to expand UK direct lending business
London-headquartered Beechbrook Capital has hired Richard Smart as managing director tasked with growing the European lower-mid-market debt manager's UK direct lending strategy

Permira confirms co-heads of credit platform
European alternative credit manager Permira Credit has named David Hirschmann and Ariadna Stefanescu as co-heads, effective immediately, as parent company Permira makes plans to expand the credit business

Goodwin hires London-based partner for private investment funds practice
John Anderson has been hired as a partner by Goodwin Procter in the firm's private investment funds practice as the global law firm prepares for increased activity in the space

Morrison Foerster taps Paul Hastings' lawyer for its finance group
Global law firm Morrison Foerster has hired Tammy Davies as partner in the firm's finance group. In her new role, the seasoned attorney will focus on private credit in the middle market.

Ares hires new co-head of European alternative credit
Ares Management has hired Stefano Questa as partner and co-head of Europe alternative credit, as the alternative investment giant continues to build out its global private credit business

Marathon adds private credit veteran
Marathon Asset Management has hired a private credit expert from pensions consultant Aksia 

Permira promotes Bauer to co-head of direct lending
Permira has promoted Jens Bauer from managing director to the role of co-head of direct lending investment team and investment committee member

Goldman Sachs shakes up private credit team
Goldman Sachs is rearranging its senior-level private credit team with the appointment of Greg Olafson as global head of private credit. 

Latham & Watkins expands private credit practice with two new hires
Latham & Watkins has added two new partners to its London office from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

ICG continues to build out global credit platform with two new senior-level hires
Global alternative asset manager is growing its North American private debt business. 

Global head of CLOs and loans switches firm to focus on private credit
Dan Robinson, Man Group's managing partner of capital asset solutions and global head of CLOs and loans has moved to a new asset manager

Credit funds at a glance
Fund performance; people hires; fundraising 

First Eagle hires new senior alternatives strategist
First Eagle Alternative Credit is in expansion mode with the hire of a new managing director, portfolio manager and senior alternatives strategist from Nuveen

Churchill expands senior lending team
Churchill Asset Management is beefing up its senior lending origination team with the hire of two new principals

Private equity firm poaches team of eight to launch private credit
Private equity firm LongWater Opportunities has launched a new US private credit and capital solutions strategy focused on the lower-middle market

Polen Capital adds senior member to private credit team
Polen Capital's private credit business has added a new senior director, private capital solutions who joins from Summit Partners

Fortress taps BlackRock for sponsor coverage hire
Fortress Investment Group has hired a new director to focus on sponsor coverage and origination in in Fortress’ credit business