Blackstone’s Alex Howell to Join Marathon for Alternative Credit

Blackstone Inc. managing director Alex Howell has left the firm to join Marathon Asset Management in London, as the credit specialist looks to bolster its alternative credit offerings.

He will join Marathon in September as a senior managing director and head of alternative credit, responsible for public investments as well as corporate capital solutions and direct lending. He will report to Jeff Jacob, global head of opportunistic credit, according to a spokesperson for the money manager.

Howell was the head of capital markets and opportunistic credit in Europe at Blackstone, according to a profile on the asset manager’s website. ...