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People news in brief
Natixis promotes DCM bankers — Powell quits IFAD job — NatWest Markets makes Peberdy, Donaldson and Manwaring's positions permanent
14 Jan 2021 -
UK MD at Goldman joins digital infra investment firm
Digital Colony, which invests in mobile and internet infrastructure, has hired Latifa Tefridj-Gaillard as head of Europe capital formation.
14 Jan 2021 -
First dual-compliant post-Brexit CLO closes
The first CLO to comply with both diverging regimes in the UK and the EU has closed, marking a post-Brexit point of no return for the securitization market.
14 Jan 2021 -
Politics and Covid fail to dent UK fee pool optimism
Bankers are betting on a strong year for the UK — Europe’s biggest fee pool — but the overlapping concerns of Brexit, Covid-19 and regulation make for an uncertain outlook, writes David Rothnie.
14 Jan 2021 -
Arbour joins ICG from Palamon Capital
Intermediate Capital Group, the UK alternative asset manager, has hired Philippe Arbour from Palamon Capital Partner to help further develop its Senior Debt Partners strategy.
12 Jan 2021 -
Kartesia appoints full time head of CSR, ESG
Specialist private lender Kartesia has appointed a full time head of corporate social responsibility and environmental, social and governance issues.
12 Jan 2021 -
CLO managers take Dutch tax gamble
It’s been almost a year since a Dutch tax ruling sent CLO managers scurrying to Ireland to avoid a VAT charge. But with the changes coming into action in 2021, some CLO managers are leaving their vehicles in the Netherlands and taking their chances on a ruling from the supreme court.
12 Jan 2021 -
Fox named Elfa chief executive
Sabrina Fox has been named chief executive of the European Leveraged Finance Association, following two years as executive adviser during which she rapidly expanded the nascent organisation into a buy-side trade association with 37 member firms.
11 Jan 2021 -
Investec launches debut direct lending fund
Investec has announced the first close of an inaugural direct lending fund targeting Western Europe’s small cap companies, which Investec believes are underserved by banks and other lenders.
11 Jan 2021 -
Onex snags BlackRock portfolio manager to lead euro CLO biz
Onex Credit Partners has appointed Conor Daly to head its European CLO franchise, building out its capacity to tap into the European securitization market in 2021.
11 Jan 2021