BNP Paribas has hired three senior bankers for its US syndicated loan and leveraged finance teams as part of a drive to hire at least 130 people to its fixed-income group globally this year.

Greg Paul joins the French bank's New York office as head of leveraged finance for media and telecoms companies, reporting to Kathryn Swintek, head of US leveraged finance. Paul previously worked in corporate finance and media investment banking at Bankers Trust and most recently spent six years at Deutsche Bank.