Three former Doughty Hanson executives have joined an Italy-focused private equity firm to establish a London office and help to raise its first pan-European fund, for which it has secured €450 million.

Julian Huxtable, partner and former head of UK at Doughty Hanson, Christopher Fielding, who was a partner in London, and Francisco Churtichaga, who was a partner in Madrid, have re-emerged at Milan-based Charme Capital Partners, previously known as Montezemolo & Partners, according to a statement from the firm on November 18.