Market Moves

  • Jefferies taps Pemberton fund finance pro

    Benjamin Armstead to join Jefferies Credit Partners after four years at the private debt manager

    Jefferies Credit Partners has tapped a former Pemberton Asset Management fund finance specialist, SCI has learned.

    London-based Benjamin Armstead left Pemberton last Friday after four years to become a vice president at Jefferies, sources told SCI.

    At Pemberton, Armstead led the fund accounting team for the firm’s senior lending strategy. He also built out its valuations process and helped .......

    Market Moves 19 October 2026

  • Ex-JPMorgan director launches new fund finance advisory firm

    Ben James' Soleo Partners will target UK and EU mid-market and lower mid-market sponsors

    After more than 15 years in various fund finance lending and advisory roles, Ben James has launched Soleo Partners, an independent advisory firm targeting UK and European mid-market and lower mid-market sponsors. 

    James' career has taken him from fund finance lending at Barclays, NatWest Markets and JPMorgan to advisory roles at Deloitte and Alpha Group, giving .......

    Market Moves 19 October 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Pemberton hires former Insight pm as risk sharing director

    People moves and key promotions in structured credit

    The structured credit market saw a busy week of senior hires, promotions and new mandates, including Pemberton Asset Management's appointment of a new director of risk sharing. The moves also include new leadership roles across SRT and credit structuring at Standard Chartered and Lloyds, CLO build-outs at NorthWall and Sculptor, and senior hires spanning ABF, fund finance and credit .......

    Market Moves 16 October 2026

  • CIFC makes md hire to drive European expansion amid private wealth demand

    CIFC targets European wealth channel as private banks rotate toward CLOs

    CIFC Asset Management is ramping up its European expansion with the hire of Nick White as managing director of its European marketing and investor relations, based in London.

    White will aim at bolstering outreach with investors in the region, positioning the firm for its “next phase of growth” targeting a new segment of the structured .......

    Market Moves 13 October 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Barings sees new asset-based finance global head, State Street appoints US CLO lending head

    People moves and key promotions in structured credit

    This week’s roundup of structured credit job swaps sees Barings hire a new ABF global head from Crayhill Capital Management, State Street promoting to Jiaqi Wei to head of US CLO lending and Barclays hiring directors across structured credit origination and distribution and securitised product origination. Elsewhere, Aviva Investors acquires the Adriana Infrastructure CLO, marking a significant milestone in the .......

    Market Moves 9 October 2026

  • Avellinia hires first investor relations head

    Alexandra Israfilova joins in London alongside new CTO appointment

    Avellinia Capital has hired a new head of investor relations, SCI has learned.

    London-based Alexandra Israfilova joined the European asset-backed lender in recent days and is the first appointment in this role, sources told SCI.

    Israfilova joins from With Intelligence, where she spent a year heading up European IR. Before this, .......

    Market Moves 5 October 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Pemberton taps Investcorp's Courtman to lead CLOs

    People move and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of structured credit job swaps sees Pemberton Asset Management appoint Dominic Courtman as head of its CLO group as the manager continues to grow its platform. Elsewhere, BlackRock TCP Capital has appointed Dan Worrell as coo across three private credit vehicles, while New York Life Investment Management has agreed to acquire a majority stake in residential .......

    Market Moves 2 October 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Wellington names leveraged credit portfolio manager

    People move and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of structured credit job swaps sees Wellington Management strengthen its leveraged credit business with the appointment of Rolando Villanueva from HPS Investment Partners. Elsewhere, Vinson & Elkins has hired two senior structured finance lawyers from Latham & Watkins, while Macquarie, Latham & Watkins, Gibson Dunn and HSBC have made senior appointments across asset-backed finance, fund finance .......

    Market Moves 25 September 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Barings names head of global CLO issuance

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Barings appointing a head of global CLO issuance and capital markets. Elsewhere, Silver Point Capital has named a former Golub Capital veteran as md, head of credit financing and leverage solutions, while Vistina has hired an md tasked with expanding the firm’s structured finance capabilities.

    Ankit Aggarwal has joined Barings as head of global .......

    Market Moves 18 September 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Arrow Global snaps Apollo ABF veteran, DB hires from Carlyle AlpInvest

    People moves and key promotions in structured credit

    This week's roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Arrow Global tap an Apollo ABF veteran to lead investments, Deutsche Bank strengthen its GP/LP solutions franchise with a Carlyle AlpInvest senior hire, and a former KKR executive launch a new European asset-based finance platform. Elsewhere, the reshuffle spans structured finance, real estate debt and the legal space on both sides of the .......

    Market Moves 11 September 2026

  • King Street appoints Sculptor CLO executive as capital formation head

    Lin joins the firm after almost four years at Sculptor, wher...

    Michael Lin has been appointed as head of CLO capital formation at King Street Capital, based in New York.

    It comes as King Street’s md, head of North America capital formation, Thorne Gregory Jr left the firm in August after five months. He was previously md at Marathon Asset Management for three years.

    Lin joins from Sculptor .......

    Market Moves 11 September 2026

  • CRC SRT veteran strikes out on his own

    CRC's Martijn van der Molen has moved on from his managing d...

    Martijn van der Molen has stepped down from his role as managing director in the portfolio management group at Christofferson Robb & Company (CRC), SCI has learned, and launched a new venture.

    Van der Molen has been named founder and managing director of Similan Partners, a self-employed role based in The Hague, which he started in August.

    Market Moves 7 September 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Alantra's SRT hire and Millennium's ABF push

    People moves and key promotions in structured credit

    This week's roundup of securitisation job swaps sees a Deutsche Bank veteran move to Alantra to lead the firm's SRT arranging activities, US hedge fund Millennium expand its ABF capabilities, and a flurry of reshuffling and promotions across the legal and ratings space. 

    In the legal space, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has appointed Mandeep Lotay as head of European structured .......

    Market Moves 4 September 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: NatWest and Moody's lead structured finance reshuffle

    People moves and key promotions in structured credit

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees NatWest reshaping its SRT business, with three staff understood to be leaving while the bank appoints a new head of its Securitised Products and Alternatives Syndicate team. Elsewhere, Moody’s and Fitch have made several senior structured finance appointments, while BBVA, ARC Ratings and DWS have strengthened their structured finance teams.

    Market Moves 28 August 2026

  • NatWest SRT team hit by senior departures amid hiring push

    NatWest's SRT franchise is undergoing a shake-up as senior s...

    NatWest is reshaping its SRT business, with three key staff understood to be leaving while the bank brings in a new syndicate head and continues to recruit and move staff internally, according to market sources.

    The personnel changes come as the UK lender steps up its use of SRTs as a capital management tool, with the bank pursuing .......

    Market Moves 26 August 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Northleaf hires new asset-based finance global head, Orrick expands US structured finance practice

    People moves and key promotions in structured credit

    This week’s roundup of structured credit job swaps sees MidCap Financial veteran joining Northleaf Capital Partners, Barclays appointing co-CEOs of its investment bank and Orrick continuing its structured finance roll-out with the hire of a new partner in New York.

    Northleaf Capital Partners has hired MidCap Financial veteran JD Gettmann as its new global head of asset-based specialty finance, .......

    Market Moves 21 August 2026

  • Northleaf taps MidCap veteran as new ABF head

    JD Gettmann joins the US$32bn manager after CJ Wei exited in April

    Northleaf Capital Partners has tapped MidCap Financial veteran JD Gettmann as its new global head of asset-based specialty finance.

    Atlanta-based Gettmann joins the US$32bn manager to lead its ABF practice after the departure of CJ Wei in April, who served for over seven years.

    In his new role, Gettmann will oversee the platform, which spans .......

    Market Moves 18 August 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Lazard expands senior team, while Churchill launches capital solutions unit

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week's roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Churchill Asset Management launch a new capital solutions unit. Meanwhile, Lazard has expanded its senior team with three new hires and Simmons & Simmons is building out its fund finance practice.

    Natalie Sharkey has joined Simmons & Simmons in the fund finance team as a partner. She joins from spending .......

    Market Moves 14 August 2026

  • SCI In Conversation Podcast: William Perraudin, Risk Control

    We discuss the hottest topics in securitisation today...

    In this episode of SCI In Conversation, Kenny Wastell speaks to Risk Control managing director, William Perraudin, about the emergence of securitisations backed by multilateral development bank (MDB) loans. Perraudin discusses the launch of a recent consultation on the subject, which is being undertaken on behalf of the UK and Swiss governments. He also outlines the motivations and obstacles .......

    Market Moves 12 August 2026

  • Job swaps weekly: Fried Frank and Sidley expand US fund finance practice

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week's roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Fried Frank and Sidley strengthening their fund finance teams in New York by appointing new partners. Meanwhile, Tranchify, an AI-enabled operating system for securitisation execution, has named a new ceo and Walkers has appointed a partner in its finance and capital markets team in Dublin.

    In the legal space, Fried Frank has hired Corinne Musa as a .......

    Market Moves 7 August 2026

  • Fidelity begins search for alternative credit portfolio manager following Curtis exit

    Alternative credit chief leaves to pursue other opportunitie...

    Michael Curtis, head of alternative credit at Fidelity Investments, has left the firm after eight years.

    A spokesperson from the firm confirmed his departure to SCI, stating, “Michael Curtis left Fidelity to pursue other opportunities. His last day at the firm was July 31”.

    As a result of Curtis’ departure, the spokesperson tells SCI that Camille McLeod-Salmon and Ellie Piper will remain .......

    Market Moves 7 August 2026
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