Advisory moves
Goodwin hires Travers Smith duo
Partners Ian Keefe and George Weavil join the UK private equity practice
Raymond James bolsters private capital advisory business
Senior bankers Callie Kourniotis, Guy Hume, Michael Henningsen and Ash Rajah have joined the team in New York and London
RSM UK announces head of private equity
Stuart Clowser succeeds Charlie Jolly who now joins the consulting leadership team
Herbert Smith Freehills boosts global team with 27 promotions
A total of 14 of the 27 promotions are aligned with private capital
Lincoln International bolsters business services practice
The investment bank has appointed Lewis Gray as managing director
Eight Advisory expands into Spain
The firm has also recently launched its first North American hub
Reed Smith appoints new partner
Ilana Smadja joins from Weil Gotshal & Manges
Interpath Advisory bolsters team
The firm has welcomed Jayshree Shah and Robbie McFaul from FTI and PwC, respectively
Investec expands GP advisory practice
Asante Capital’s Oliver Altendorf, Harbourvest’s Christoph Schwarz and Credit Suisse’s Emilia Korobowicz join advisory lead Stefano Manna
William Blair’s private capital advisory group launches in Europe with two appointments
Tom Lewis joins as managing director in London and Silke Wood as director in Zurich
Lincoln appoints London-based MD
Lalit Kasat joins the investment bank’s TMT group from Torch Partners
BDO appoints Jamie Austin as head of global private equity
Austin joined the Belgium-headquartered business advisory firm in 2008
Squire Patton Boggs hires David Nisbet
The new recruit joins from Osborne Clarke where he led the private equity tax team as a partner
Continuum hires Fenchurch and Deloitte dealmakers
Duncan Buck and Andrew Gould both join as senior managing directors
Insight Referencing launches
Fundraising advisory boutique Foundation FS aims to support PE firms with building LP relationships in an increasingly challenging market
FRP Corporate Finance appoints Bristol-based partner
Tim Spooner joins after more than 20 years at KPMG
Lincoln appoints TMT MD in London
Julian Moore joins from Houlihan Lokey where he spent five and a half years
Finatal promotes managing director
Jack Lane has been with the search partner for six years
Paul Hastings appoints partner in Frankfurt
Gerd Hegele is the second partner to join the law firm’s Frankfurt office from Clifford Chance in recent months
Humatica welcomes Bryan Turner
The London-based partner will lead the growth and development of the business consulting firm’s UK business
Houlihan Lokey hires Julia Perroni from Credit Suisse
She will lead the investment bank’s French capital markets business
Bryan, Garnier & Co appoints private capital markets MD
Julien Polenne joins from BNP Paribas where he headed the private placements advisory team
Exclusive: Finncap Cavendish promotes Ben Goldring to partner
Goldring will continue to lead the financial services practice, focusing on FS distribution, fintech and wealth
Stafford appoints head of sustainability
Marta Jankovic joins from APG Asset Management where she advised on EU sustainability regulation
Hamilton Lane promotes across senior leadership team
Andrew Schardt, Richard Hope and Ken Binick all join Hamilton Lane’s reshuffle of senior talent
Goodwin adds Arvin Abraham to PE partnership
Abraham joins Goodwin’s London office from McDermott Will & Emery, where he spent nearly three years
Campbell Lutyens promotes two partners
Richard Moore and James Sladden join the firm’s global leadership team, having spent approximately 11 and 13 years at the firm, respectively.
Odgers Interim hires Ross Gordon to lead PE practice
Gordon returns to the firm, having served as head of business services and pharmaceuticals up until November 2022.
Eurazeo’s Frans Tieleman assumes Invest Europe chair role
Tieleman takes over from Klaus Hommels, founder of Lakestar, until 2024.
Reed Smith adds Francois Feuillat as PE partner
Feuillat joins Reed Smith from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, bringing over 25 years’ experience advising PE and corporate clients within the energy, infrastructure, industrials and technology sectors.
Monument Group expands Dutch presence
Monument Group has appointed Lars Fonkert as vice-president to focus on developing the placement agent's relationships with Dutch institutional investors.
Stephenson Harwood PE lawyer promoted to partner
The promotion of Chris Manning aims to grow the legal practice's private equity offering, which it said was one of the “best-performing” parts of the firm in the last financial year.
Bryan, Garnier & Co appoints Nicolas de Quincerot as managing director
In his new role, Quincerot will play a key role in deal origination and execution.
Paul Hastings appoints PE lawyer as partner
Samantha McGonigle joins from Farview Equity Partners, a private equity firm she co-founded in 2019 that invests in enterprise technology companies across Europe.
Squire Patton Boggs hires George Kennedy ahead of Dublin office opening
He began his career at A&L Goodbody as an M&A advisor alongside Dennis Agnew. In his new role, Kennedy will be working alongside Agnew as the firm’s Irish managing partner.
CMS promotes two new private equity partners
The promotions of Jamie Burgess and Daniel Weston follow the recent hiring of Valentina Santambrogio and Edward Holmes as partners.
Houlihan Lokey expands Benelux operations with senior hire
David Theys will join as managing director at the investment bank’s new Antwerp office.
Squire Patton Boggs hires funds partner
Robert Eke joins the firm from MJ Hudson, where he started as a paralegal in 2013.
Houlihan Lokey appoints capital markets managing director
David Kelnar joins from Numis Securities where he spent three years as a managing director and head of growth capital solutions.
DC Advisory hires GP secondaries managing director
Sabina Sammartino joins from Mercury Capital Advisors, where she was partner and global head of secondaries since 2015.
Clearwater promotes Edward Gale to partner within TMT team
Based in northwest England, Gale joined Clearwater as a director last year after moving from EY.
Dechert appoints Munich-based PE partner
The hiring of Kai Terstiege follows the law firm's recent PE hires in Munich, including partner Dominik Stühler, counsel Tobias Hugo and several junior lawyers.
EY appoints two leaders to its global private equity team
The senior appointments follow an investment of $1bn phased over four years announced by the firm last year to expand its private equity capabilities.
Clearwater International expands to the Netherlands
The expansion brings the corporate finance firm's international footprint to 17 offices in 10 countries across Europe.
Sidley Austin appoints pair of partners
James MacArthur has already joined Sidley’s global energy, transportation and infrastructure practice, with Ed Freeman joining “shortly”.
KPMG UK appoints deal advisory partner
Oxana Miroshnichenko joins the firm from Natura & Co Group, where she was most recently head of strategy at the group’s subsidiary Avon.
Alantra appoints Miguel Hernández as investment banking CEO
The investment bank also recruited Andy Currie and Franck Portais as co-chairmen, Jan Caspar Hoffmann as CEO of Alantra Germany and Javier García-Palencia as CEO of investment banking in Spain.
Cleary Gottlieb hires Linklaters’ Edward Aldred as leveraged finance partner
Aldred joins the firm from its competitor Linklaters where he served for two decades, most recently as the co-head of its financial sponsor leveraged finance practice.
Dechert appoints fund formation lawyer as partner
Sam Kay joins Dechert following 25 years at Travers Smith, where he was most recently partner and head of the firm’s investment funds group.
First Avenue appoints Fahin Imam-Sadeque as managing director
Bringing more than 20 years of experience in sales and client services for pension funds, insurers and fund managers, Imam-Sadeque joins First Avenue from Bury Street Capital.
Grant Thornton hires Phil Sayers as East Midlands lead
His appointment ties in with the firm’s newest office opening in Leicester.
Travers Smith makes senior PE appointment
Partner Lucie Cawood has become head of the UK law firm's private equity and financial sponsors group, with corporate lawyer Will Yates assisting as deputy.
A&M completes two senior debt advisory hires
Professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal has expanded its EMEA debt advisory practice with the appointment of Thibaud Parayre as managing director and Tom Paterson as senior director.
Cleary Gottlieb appoints PE lawyer to London practice
Ian Shawyer joins Cleary's M&A practice from Travers Smith where he was a partner and head of private equity and financial sponsors.
Clearwater International appoints head of financial services
Cant joins Clearwater with nearly 30 years of mid-market corporate finance experience, including 21 years at Rothschild & Co.
Goodwin appoints antitrust and competition partner
Eram Khan joins Goodwin from Linklaters, where she spent more than 12 years in the law firm’s antitrust and foreign investment group.
MJ Hudson makes two senior appointments
MJ Hudson has appointed Mark Thompson as director in its ESG & Sustainability business, and Julie Patterson as a non-executive director to two of its regulated subsidiary boards.
Humatica to open Munich office
In addition to its current London and Zurich bases, specialist adviser Humatica will open a third European office in Munich in January 2023.
Apex appoints head of corporate product for Nordics
Edgren will oversee Fundrock Sweden, a subsidiary fund distribution services and management company yet to be launched by the group.
Asante expands to Munich
George Lyons has been appointed as the director of the placement agent's new German office.
Exclusive: MDW Capital announces double hire
Giorgio Raimondi joins the firm as vice president from Lincoln International’s European debt advisory team, and Umar Ilyas joins as associate from Interpath Advisory.
Squire Patton Boggs hires Madrid-based partner
PE and M&A lawyer Carlos Blanco joins the firm's corporate practice alongside three additional appointments.
A&M appoints managing director
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has hired Chris Lanman as managing director, as it expands its private equity performance improvement (PEPI) practice.
Cleary Gottlieb appoints M&A partner
Nick Rumsby will join the firm’s M&A practice as a partner, based in London, following two decades at Linklaters.
FRP makes raft of promotions
FRP Corporate Finance has promoted Scott Archer and Ed Shurville-Darlington to associate director roles in London, with further promotions across the UK.
CIL opens new office in Paris
The initial core team will join from the due diligence provider’s London office.
KPMG UK’s deal advisory practice adds two managing directors
KPMG UK has appointed Sharon Taylor and Lloyd Williams as managing directors within its special situations and turnaround team.
King & Spalding appoints London-based partner
Stephen Sims joins the private funds and alternative capital team from MJ Hudson, where he was a fund formation partner.
Reed Smith hires London-based partner
Romin Dabir joins the global law firm's financial industry group from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner.
Goodwin appoints finance partner
Edward Saunders joins Goodwin from Mayer Brown, where he served for three years.
Ogier promotes BVI lawyer to partner
Ogier has promoted counsel Marie-Claire Fudge to partner in its BVI in Europe team.
Raymond James adds senior banker to private capital investment banking practice
David Brown joins the firm after serving for eight years at Moelis & Co’s private funds advisory business.
Kroll’s GRA practice names new president
Kroll has appointed Giles Derry as president to its Governance and Risk Advisory practice, based in London.
PM Alpha adds to operational due diligence team
Private Markets Alpha has hired Rebecca Bonini as an operational due diligence & product specialist.
KPMG UK announce senior appointments and 21 new partners
KPMG partner Rob Baxter will take over from Jonathan Boyers as UK head of corporate finance.
Dechert appoints Luxembourg-based partner
Luxembourg-based Matthias Kerbusch joins Dechert’s financial services group as a partner.
KPMG appoints head of global deal advisory
KPMG has appointed Liz Claydon, who joined the firm in 1991, as its head of global deal advisory.
Grant Thornton adds to partnership
Grant Thornton has appointed Simon Davidson to partner in its national consultancy practice.
King & Spalding hires London-based PE lawyer
King & Spalding has appointed Paul Barron as a private equity lawyer in its corporate, finance and investments practice in London.
Squire Patton Boggs appoints new partner in Frankfurt
Squire Patton Boggs has hired private equity lawyer Sascha Konwalski as a partner in its Frankfurt office.
Clearwater strengthens European debt advisory team with new hires
Clearwater International has appointed Simon Chambers and Richard Clark as partners in its debt advisory practice.
Clearwater International hires London head
Clearwater International has appointed Christopher Jones as a managing partner to lead its London-based team of 35.
Hogan Lovells appoints partner
Hogan Lovells has strengthened its global private equity practice with the appointment of John Livesey as a partner.
Grant Thornton promotes tax partner
Grant Thornton UK has promoted Martin Verrall to transaction tax partner in the South of England.
Grant Thornton makes Birmingham appointment
Grant Thornton has appointed Matt Buckingham as head of commercial audit in Birmingham.
CIL makes a number of promotions
CIL Management Consultants has made four promotions across a number of its offices and sectors.
White & Case adds to London partnership
Di Yu joins White & Case from Slaughter and May. She will be a partner in its London office.
Goodwin adds to PE practice in Germany
Goodwin has appointed Winifried Carli as a finance partner in its Munich office to further strengthen its private equity practice.
KPMG UK adds partner to debt advisory practice
KPMG UK has appointed James Byrne as a partner within its debt advisory capability. Byrne joins from Evercore and brings over 18 years' corporate finance experience.
Grant Thornton appoints regional lead
Grant Thornton has appointed Norman Armstrong as its practice leader in the Thames Valley and Southampton region.
JTC promotes Mueller to group director
JTC Group has promoted Zach Mueller to group director, group development - London, while also making over 100 staff promotions across the business.
Squire Patton Boggs hires new partner
Squire Patton Boggs has strengthened its corporate and private equity practice in Birmingham with the appointment of Tom Durrant as partner.
EY adds 120 new equity partners
The big four firm has expanded its UK partnership with the promotion of 75 equity partners and 45 external hires - its largest ever cohort of equity partners in the region.
KPMG UK adds three to deal advisory practice
Brian Horn, Chris Coley and Paul Richards have all joined KPMG to work within its special situations and turnaround team, based in London.
CIL Management Consultants makes two promotions
CIL Management Consultants has appointed Jon Whiteman as managing partner and Alex Marshall as senior partner.
Crestbridge makes raft of promotions
Crestbridge has made a raft of promotions across the business.
Investec appoints head of financial sponsor coverage
Investec has appointed Kate Gribbon as head of financial sponsor coverage for private equity, growth equity and venture capital.
Sidley expands London PE practice
Sidley Austin has expanded its private equity practice in London with the addition of partner Tony Downes.
William Blair bolsters team
The five appointments build upon the recent growth of the firm’s investment banking group.
PwC bolsters deals practice with new partner hires
PwC has strengthened its deals practice with the appointment of Raj Agrawal and Wendy Britten as partners in its transaction services team.