BNP Paribas moves quickly to restaff London high yield trading business
BNP Paribas has moved quickly to restaff its European high yield trading desk, making two new senior hires for the business last week

Former ICG credit head Kershaw takes non-executive role on Aberdeen fund
Well-known credit specialist Dagmar Kent Kershaw has taken up a position as a non-executive director at Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust

Senior distressed specialist leaves GSO after fund closure
Shortly after shutting down its distressed debt fund, GSO Capital Partners is understood to have parted company with a senior managing director and key figure in its distressed business

Top credit trader returns to Caxton
A high profile credit trader is rejoining Caxton to lead its European credit unit 

Past returns: early risk retainers
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on JP Morgan shutting down its special situations prop trading desk in London

Hedge fund manager adds ex-Commerzbank high yield trader to its team
Expanding hedge fund manager Redhedge has hired an experienced high yield credit trader to its offices in London

Bfinance hires to its London and Sydney offices
Pension fund consultant Bfinance has made three hires to its team

BNP Paribas combines high yield and distressed trading in Europe 
French bank loses two high yield specialists as it combines desks in London 

ICG announces retirement of chief executive
Intermediate Capital Group has announced that its chief executive and chief investment officer, Christophe Evain, is set to retire later this year after 23 years with the firm

Ex-Lehman pair reunite as NatWest hires corporate credit trading head
Former Lehman duo are reunited in London at RBS's new unit as head of credit and corporate credit trading 

Investec pulls out of emerging market and sterling credit businesses
Emerging markets and sterling credit sales and trading desks to fold at South African lender in London

GSO's head of European CLOs set to leave the firm
A well-known figure in the European CLO market is stepping down from his role at the largest CLO management firm in the industry

Ex-GoldenTree partner lands at Brigade to fortify its European CLO plans
There is a change of leadership at Brigade's London offices with an experienced portfolio manager filling a position that had recently opened up

Oaktree appoints co-heads of European credit as CLO official moves on
Oaktree Capital Management has promoted two long-serving employees in London who will now jointly lead its European credit team. This comes as the firm's head of European CLOs prepares to leave in order to pursue an opportunity on the US west coast

CQS promotes New York-based loan portfolio manager
Credit hedge fund manager CQS has promoted a loans specialist in its New York offices, according to market sources

Partners Group hires for private debt and CLO role in London
Partners Group, the Zug-based private equity and debt manager, has expanded its debt team in London by hiring a loans specialist from Black Diamond

Former CQS credit analyst joins brokerage for asset management role
A senior credit analyst has joined a firm, perhaps best known for its brokerage business, to work on its funds business

Muzinich hires from rival for big push into European loans
Muzinich is building out its European loans business with well-placed sources indicating that the fund manager is set to bring in a team from another manager in London

Former ECM portfolio manager launches new firm and eyes debut fund
The former lead portfolio manager of an ECM special situations fund has started a new company, where he is planning to launch an event-driven fund