Advisory
McGuireWoods hires Davis as partner
Jeremy Davis joins the law firm after spending around 20 years in M&A
Catalyst hires Wiseman as partner
Matthew Wiseman joins to strengthen the firm's services in the consumer sector
Alvarez & Marsal opens Stockholm office, hires three
New recruit Taus Wolfsberg led the Swedish private equity team at KPMG before joining A&M
Marlborough hires Simpson-Orlebar as senior adviser
Aubrey Simpson-Orlebar joins debt advisory firm Marlborough Partners after leaving Lloyds
SGG appoints Partington as head of fund solutions
Justin Partington joins the Luxembourg office of the corporate and fund administration services business
Rede appoints Barbour-Smith to chief of staff
Mark Barbour-Smith leaves Credit Suisse after nine years to join the placement agent
Eaton launches direct investment team
Placement agent will work alongside GPs and management to raise capital for investments of $50m and above
Campbell Lutyens appoints Bajnai as chair
Former Hungarian PM takes on role after sitting on the advisory board in a part-time role since 2011
Dechert hires Bradshaw from Kirkland & Ellis
Bradshaw will be expanding Dechert's private equity, cross-border M&A and finance practices
Chinese investors bring exit opportunities but inflate entry prices
Research reveals GPs are noticing an increased appetite from Chinese backers for European assets
Private equity must wise up to cybersecurity
Private equity practitioners must act to avoid becoming the newest soft target for cybersecurity attacks, says Nazo Moosa from Riyad Taqnia Fund
Placement agents: Adapt to succeed
Evolving fundraising landscape means placement agents are having to reinvent themselves to future-proof their offerings
Freshfields poaches five Paris-based partners from Ashurst
Guy Benda, Nicolas Barberis, Yann Gozal, Laurent Mabilat and Stéphanie Corbière leave Ashurst
Catalyst hires Silk and Cox
London-based corporate finance outfit adds Alex Silk and Shannon Cox to its team as principals
Debt advisory: Holding the cards in sell-side processes
Advisory firms often hold all the cards when pre-emptively introducing potential lenders to future sales processes
Debt advisory: Building bridges between sponsors & lenders
Debt advisory role is growing increasingly prevalent in the European mid-market private equity space
Modern TMT managers challenge traditional skin-in-the-game incentives
Private equity investors face a challenge to hold onto business managers for a 3-5 year holding period
Placement agent Amala Partners to close later this year
Industry veteran Ian Simpson, who founded the firm in 2008, points to Brexit regulatory uncertainty as a factor in the decision to close shop
Mourant Ozannes adds six new partners
Law firm has promoted three of their employees and hired three new people
KWM partner Hill joins McDermott in Frankfurt
Appointment follows the recently begun administration process for KWM's European branch
Ipes hires Gardner as chief financial officer
Gardner has 15 years of experience as a CFO across several industries
AlixPartners hires new managing director Brunke
Following senior hire in London office, the advisory firm boosts its Munich team with MD hire
Neovian's Kodituwakku launches Luminii Consulting
Kodituwakku leaves her role at the advisory firm two years after joining to head up its UK operations
Langham Hall to open new Benelux office
New office in the Netherlands follows the opening of a New York branch in 2016