Listed investment manager 3i Group has made three hires, including a former Warburg Pincus executive, to its private equity teams across Europe, FN's sister publication Private Equity News reports.

Philipp Bruchmann, who has joined as a director in Frankfurt, moved from Deutsche Telekom, where he was vice president of group corporate development and M&A execution. He previously worked at Warburg Pincus on technology and business services deals in the buyout firm’s Frankfurt and London offices.