Market Moves

  • Job swaps weekly: Santander rings changes in structured finance division

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Santander making a number of appointments as part of a major reshuffle of its structured finance advisory and lending platform. Elsewhere, DLA Piper has appointed a new co-head of its structured finance practice, while Piper Sandler has snapped up a new md and co-head of its structured finance group.

    Santander has reorganised its structured .......

    Market Moves 28 February 2025

  • Job swaps weekly: Reckoner launches with backing from RedBird

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees the launch of Reckoner Capital Management, an alternative credit asset manager led by a former Panagram Structured Asset Management ceo and cio. Elsewhere, a former Goldman Sachs partner and securitisation specialist has joined One William Street Capital Management as deputy cio and partner, while Chorus Capital has snapped up a former senior exec .......

    Market Moves 21 February 2025

  • SRT fast-track testing underway

    Market updates and sector developments

    The ECB is set to begin testing a new fast-track process for the supervisory assessment of SRT, which it has developed in close dialogue with the European Banking Federation. The SRT assessment of an individual securitisation transaction currently takes about three months, but the fast-track process aims to substantially reduce this time for sufficiently simple securitisations meeting certain requirements.

    Market Moves 19 February 2025

  • Job swaps weekly: ARC promotes two and appoints APAC chair

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees ARC Ratings making a number of senior structured-credit-focused appointments spanning Europe and Asia. Elsewhere, Cadwalader has added three fund finance partners in London, while CIFC Asset Management has named a new md overseeing CLO tranche investing in its New York office.

    ARC Ratings has promoted two Lisbon-based structured finance executives .......

    Market Moves 14 February 2025

  • Tech to streamline funding solutions

    AI meets ABF in new strategic partnership

    Encina Lender Finance (ELF) and securitisation fintech Cardo AI have formed a strategic partnership aimed at improving efficiency, transparency and accessibility across the burgeoning ABF market. The two firms hope to “revolutionise” ABF transactions by combining Cardo AI’s expertise in AI analytics with ELF’s expertise in structuring and credit risk management.

    The agreement highlights the increasing role .......

    Market Moves 12 February 2025

  • Job swaps weekly: Haynes Boone poaches asset securitisation team

    Securitisation people moves and key promotions

    This week’s round-up of securitisation job swaps sees Haynes Boone strengthen its fund finance and asset securitisation practices with the hiring of seven attorneys from Seward & Kissel in New York. Elsewhere, several other law firms have added partners in Australia and Japan, while ARC Ratings has recruited a new Hong Kong-based ceo to spearhead its expansion in the .......

    Market Moves 7 February 2025

  • Job swaps weekly: Oaktree puts the boosters on ABF team build-out

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Oaktree making a number of key appointments as it ramps up its asset-backed finance strategy. Elsewhere, Morgan Lewis has snapped up a structured finance partner from Akin Gump, while Blackstone has hired a former Atlas SP director as principal in its credit and insurance platform.

    Oaktree Capital Management has hired .......

    Market Moves 31 January 2025

  • Job swaps weekly: Investcorp names successors to Ghose and Shandell

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Investcorp promoting two team members to lead its liquid credit investment strategies as part of a succession plan. Elsewhere, ARC Analytics has appointed a new ceo for its data business, while Ninety One has hired an RBC BlueBay Asset Management veteran as portfolio manager on its developed market specialist credit team.

    Market Moves 24 January 2025

  • Job swaps weekly: Axis hires structured credit lead

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Axis appointing a new SRT-focused structured credit lead in its capital risk solutions team. Elsewhere, Orrick has promoted two securitisation lawyers to partner in New York, while Ares Management has elevated a partner to co–head of alternative credit.

    Insurance and reinsurance business Axis has hired Bryan Niggli as structured credit lead .......

    Market Moves 17 January 2025

  • Palmer Square launches ETFs for European investors

    New vehicles to address rising institutional demand for structured credit

    Asset manager Palmer Square Capital plans to launch three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for European institutional investors in early 2025.

    Two of these ETFs will passively focus on euro- and US-dollar-denominated triple-A and double-A CLO debt. The third fund is to be an active multi-strategy ETF, offering similar exposure to the actively managed ETF currently offered in the US .......

    Market Moves 14 January 2025

  • Job swaps weekly: Aperture expands into structured credit

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Aperture Investors hiring a senior executive to lead its newly launched structured credit division. Elsewhere, JPMorgan is fleshing out its global CLO primary team with a number of senior promotions and new hires, while two industry veterans have co-founded capital markets service provider Altius Advisors.

    Aperture Investors has hired Vladimir .......

    Market Moves 10 January 2025

  • Job swaps weekly: Gibson Dunn poaches digital infra specialist

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    The final round-up of securitisation job swaps of the year sees Gibson Dunn recruit a digital infrastructure specialist as partner. Elsewhere, Cadwalader has promoted a number of lawyers with securitisation-related expertise, while Ares has added a principal to its alternative credit team.

    Emily Naughton has joined Gibson Dunn’s Washington, DC office as a partner and member of the .......

    Market Moves 20 December 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Dentons elects Europe board members

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Dentons elect new members to its Europe board and hire a new partner in London. Elsewhere, Deutsche Bank has appointed a former Citi executive as lead structurer, while fintech company Intain has lured a structured credit, derivatives and mortgages veteran to its board.

    Dentons has elected its European and Italian .......

    Market Moves 13 December 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: HPS leaders to join BlackRock following acquisition deal

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees HPS Investment Partners’ ceo and governing partners joining BlackRock following the latter’s acquisition of the former. Meanwhile, Pemberton has appointed the former head of the secured funding and ABS team at Alantra as head of origination for its risk sharing strategy, while Encina Lender Finance (ELF) has added two structured credit .......

    Market Moves 6 December 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Weil names new partners

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Weil Gotshal & Manges promoting three structured finance and derivatives specialists to partner. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis has snapped up a veteran fund finance specialist as partner, while White & Case has made a number of promotions to local partner and counsel.

    Weil Gotshal & Manges has promoted three structured .......

    Market Moves 29 November 2024

  • Strategic alliance

    BC Partners Credit joins forces with Piper Sandler

    BC Partners Credit, the US$8bn credit arm of global investment firm BC Partners, has formed a strategic alliance with investment bank Piper Sandler to take advantage of an imminent wave of refinancing.

     

    With five-year callable .......

    Market Moves 26 November 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: BBB elevates two to co-chief banking officer

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees The British Business Bank appointing two co-chief banking officers. Meanwhile, Latham & Watkins has poached an experienced White & Case structured credit executive as partner, while Centralis Group has hired a new Ireland Country head.

    The British Business Bank has appointed Richard Bearman and Reinald de Monchy as co-chief banking .......

    Market Moves 22 November 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Senior Pemberton CLO exec launches Auctus Strategies

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees a former Pemberton Asset Management director launching her own sustainability consulting business. Meanwhile, Atlas SP has given its interim ceo the role on a permanent basis, while Climate First Bank has appointed a former 12five Capital veteran as president of its newly-created structured finance division.

    Ex-Pemberton Asset Management director Naomi .......

    Market Moves 15 November 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Ogier snaps up Dublin-based partner

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Ogier hiring a structured finance veteran from Matheson as partner in its Dublin office and promoting a real estate managing associate to partner in its Jersey practice. Meanwhile, Sidley has hired two long standing senior capital markets partners from Latham & Watkins, while Latham & Watkins has made a number of .......

    Market Moves 8 November 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Linklaters lures four A&O Shearman partners

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Linklaters hiring four partners from A&O Shearman for its New York office. Elsewhere, the Prytania Solutions team has joined Houlihan Lokey’s structured products valuation advisory team as part of the latter’s acquisition of the former, while Danske Bank has snapped up a former senior Nordea executive as investment director.

    Linklaters .......

    Market Moves 1 November 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Kirkland names two new partners

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Kirkland & Ellis hiring two partners for its structured finance and structured private credit practice. Elsewhere, NPL Markets has made two senior appointments to its team, while Piper Sandler has named a new head of structured products trading.

    Kirkland & Ellis has hired Jared Axelrod and Suril Patel as partners .......

    Market Moves 25 October 2024
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