Advisory
Howden hires KPMG’s O’Connor, launches capital advisory business
New group aims to address its clients’ need for complex insurance and investment solutions
Women lead push for diversity in PE, M&A
Supporting diverse hires and leadership, as well as opening up networks, remain key
FirstAvenue appoints Chronias as capital solutions group head
Nick Chronias will lead the firm’s focus on private credit and private infrastructure secondaries
Schroders Capital hires head of private credit from Federated Hermes
Mark Bruen joins the private asset manager's office in London
EY to bolster PE offering with USD 1bn investment
EMEIA tax managing partner Bridget Walsh has been appointed as EY's Global Private Equity Leader
Reach Capital opens London office
Frédéric Muller will head the office, with more hires and geographical expansion expected to come
Squire Patton Boggs hires senior partner to Paris office
Maxime Dequesne’s appointment will enhance the law firm’s private equity practice in France
Shearman & Sterling hires funds partner in London
Phil Baynes joins global law firm from Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Ermitage Partners announces five new partners
Placement agent has made two new hires, including Tesi's Jan Sasse, as well as three internal promotions
Squire Patton Boggs makes France and Italy partner hires
Anthony Guillaume and Benjamin Marché join the Paris team, while Sara Belotti joins in Milan
Ropes & Gray hires three PE-focused partners in London
Dan Oates, Simon Saitowitz, and Angela Becker join from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Houlihan Lokey announces promotion in Manchester office
Adviser intends to expand in the region having made nine local hires
EY hires new Midlands M&A lead from Houlihan Lokey
Jeremy Harrison joins Birmingham office as a partner to support the firm’s regional growth strategy
A&M makes two transaction advisory hires in Germany
Hinrich Grunwaldt joins the Hamburg team from EY; Andreas Frisch joins in Frankfurt from Deloitte
Alantra bolsters private debt team with new appointments
Hires include managing directors Alberto Pierotti and Jean-Philippe Lantrade
Polaris Investment Advisory makes board appointments
Eon's Dajana Brodmann, Axiom's Marc Lau and Omega Capital's Pablo López de Ayala bolster the board
Aztec Group appoints new chair to board
Kathryn Purves to succeed Patrick Gale as new board chair from 1 April
Lincoln hires three for financial services team
London-based Antoine Dupont-Madinier and Max Cornu-Thenard have joined from Panmure Gordon
Triago appoints four to advisory board
New board comprises industry experts Theresa Whitmarsh, Pierre Sauvagnat, Roger Gray and Dave Brown
Eight Advisory opens Cologne office; appoints KPMG's Luchtenberg
Fourth German office will be headed by Curt-Oliver Luchtenberg, who has joined from KPMG
Grant Thornton hires new head of corporate debt advisory
Fieldhouse brings with him 16 years of deals experience in consultancy firms
Mizuho acquires placement agent Capstone
US investment bank intends to strengthen its service offering for financial sponsors
Proventis hires Jan Wetter as M&A partner
Wetter was previously an M&A partner and office managing partner at EY in Zürich
M&A insurance demand reaches new heights amid bottleneck concerns
Hardening W&I market could be adding to the current slowdown in M&A activity that has followed a flurry of deals earlier in the year