Advisory
Morgan Lewis poaches funds team from Morrison & Foerster
Team includes partners Oliver Rochman and Rob Mailer, and two associates
Alantra appoints three as managing partners in Italy
Bellavita, Moccagatta and Rizzo will lead the Italian investment banking activity of Alantra
Alantra strengthens credit portfolio advisory team with two hires
Firm also opens two new credit portfolio advisory offices in Brazil and China
McDermott hires two in debt advisory team
Mark Fine and Aymen Mahmoud join the London office from Willkie Farr & Gallagher
JTC appoints Dublin leadership team
Appointments follow JTC's recent acquisition of the corporate services business Cornerstone
DC Advisory promotes five in UK and Germany teams
Promotions are across the infrastructure, debt, Asia access, and consumer, leisure and retail teams
Lincoln International appoints two managing directors
Christian Schwarzmueller will join the DACH team while Florus Plantenga joins the London office
CMS expands Poland-focused team
CMS transactions team will continue to be led by partner Rafał Zwierz
Houlihan Lokey launches new GP advisory practice
New head Joseph Lombardo has previously worked at Stonyrock, Carlyle, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley
Duff & Phelps expands DACH-focused team
Demian Köster joins the firm from Metro Germany, while Klaus-Martin Haussmann joins from Rödl & Partner
Welcome aboard: PE recruitment amid coronavirus
PE-focused recruiters and some GPs themselves are figuring out ways to progress recruitment processes, but challenges remain
Bain & Company appoints new DACH head of PE
Alexander Schmitz will take over the role from Rolf-Magnus Weddigen from 1 April 2020
MJ Hudson Alma appoints Nigro as equity partner
Roberto Nigro will be based in Milan and focus on venture capital deals and transactions
King & Wood Mallesons appoints new counsel
Peter Polke will expand the firm's M&A and private equity practices, and joins at the start of April
UK sees advisory boom amid PE market maturation
UK & Ireland sees an increase in the number of corporate finance firms participating in PE deals to more than 160
Dentons appoints Orrick's Kessler as partner
Kessler specialises in public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity and restructuring
Sanne sells private client business to JTC for up to £12m
Proceeds from the sale will be used to reduce the firm's debt and will have a small impact on earnings
AKD appoints Leroy and Nesch as partners
Appointments of Leroy and Nesch bring the total number of partners at AKD's Luxembourg office to seven
Investec makes two PE-focused appointments
Tobias Sommer and Jan Straube will take on new roles in the bank's financial sponsors group
Podcast: In conversation with... Matthew Hardcastle, DealCloud
Hardcastle stops by to discuss his move from Inflexion to the world of tech, how GPs can unify internal processes to unlock value, and more
Alvarez & Marsal appoints González as managing director
González will lead the firm's private equity performance improvement team in Spain
Moravia Capital hires Lambert as partner
Harry Lambert joins the placement agent after more than three years at DeBere Capital Partners
Podcast: In conversation with... Joe Moynihan, Jersey Finance
The inaugural episode in our new podcast series sees Joe Moynihan stop by to discuss how Jersey is positioned as a domicile for PE funds post-Brexit
McDermott hires Gallagher as corporate partner
Fergus Gallagher joins from Hogan Lovells and worked at Morgan Stanley and Jefferies on secondment
