Allstate Corp. has expanded its opportunistic investments team with six new hires. Mick Solimene was named managing director of the team. Previously, he was senior managing director and head of the restructuring and special situations group at Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. Phil Van Winkle and Chris Brown were named managing principals, and Ashok Vishnubhakta was hired as principal. Van Winkle most recently served as a managing director at AEG Partners and AEG Capital. Brown has worked at SOLIC Capital Management and Ritchie Capital Management, according to Allstate's press release. Vishnubhakta's career include roles at GE Capital and Macquarie Capital. The company also appointed Alex Hunstad and Amy Zhang senior associates of the team. Previously, Hunstad was a private equity associate at Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC, and Zhang was an investment banking credit risk analyst focused on the insurance sector at JP Morgan Chase.