Advisory
Houlihan Lokey acquires Spanish firm Fidentiis Capital
Fidentiis Capital's Carlos Paramés and Juan Luis Muñoz will join Houlihan Lokey as managing directors
Ropes & Gray promotes Todd to private equity partner
Law firm has made new appointments in its New York, Boston, Chicago and London offices
Ashurst appoints Gütle as partner
Gütle joins from the Munich office of Linklaters where she was a counsel in tax and fund advisory
Rothschild & Co acquires Livingstone's UK business
Livingstone will be part of the Rothschild & Co group and will be run separately by its current partners
Treasure hunt: striking the right origination mix
Unquote explores technology-led advances and the evolution of the more traditional models
Reed Smith appoints Baker as partner
Colin Baker was previously Counsel at Goodwin Procter and an associate at SJ Berwin
Sidley hires Proskauer partner
Eleanor Shanks joins Sidley Austin's private equity practice from Proskauer Rose
Vistra appoints Bouwmeister as PE global sector head
Bouwmeister is promoted from divisional managing director to PE global sector head
Paul Hastings hires Dechert partner Cardon
Cardon will advise funds on a range of transactions, including LBOs and take privates
Ocorian hires two
Kristina Rowe joins from State Street and Jamie Riley previously worked at Intertrust
DC Advisory appoints Guarino as managing director
Guarino has experience in both cross-border and domestic transactions across a variety of sectors
Q&A: Liberty Global's Simon Radcliffe on W&I claims
Radcliffe talks to Unquote about the W&I market, the drivers behind the increase in claims being made, and more
Aztec Group strengthens private equity team
Aztec hires Detournay as director, and Khan and Lombardo as associate directors
MJ Hudson opens NY office
New office will help the cosultancy better assist its European clients that needs US representation
Bridgepoint appoints BCG's Kratz for DACH
Kratz will work alongside Chris Brackmann who was appointed head of DACH investment this year
Clearwater acquires Milan-based Brera Financial Advisory
Brera's team will join Clearwater's structure, which has 16 offices across nine countries
Alantra appoints Joshi as managing director
Joshi joins Alantra from Lincoln International, where he worked for six years as a managing director
Sidley Austin hires Campbell Lutyens' Maher
Maher started his career at Simmons & Simmons before moving on to Kirkland & Ellis
BTG appoints four partners
Anthony Brennan and Paul Davies join from CameronBarney and Menzies respectively
Fairview Capital launches to advise on GP-led secondaries
Firm will be led by the former international head of Park Hill Group, Pablo Calo
DC Advisory opens Milan office, appoints Vigo as Italian CEO
Firm expects to strengthen its international presence and its position within the Italian mid-market
Proskauer appoints Moghli as partner
Moghli will advise fund sponsors and financial institutions on fund-formation matters
ESG due diligence gains ground in France
Number of ESG due diligence processes conducted ahead of deals quadrupled in 2018, France invest says
Apex hires head of ESG product
Goeree's responsibilities include leading the product development and the strategy of the firm