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BlackRock rejigs global emerging markets team with new London and Hong Kong units

Changes see the creation of two separate teams to oversee the asset manager’s emerging markets capabilities from Asia and the UK

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LSEG poaches S&P executive to co-head data and analytics

Bourse owner taps Gianluca Biagini and Ron Lefferts to lead key unit

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Meet the Rising Stars of European Finance 2025

FN unveils its pick of the most promising young professionals in financial and professional services

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Trading Places: Goldman’s levfin shake-up, Paul Weiss poaches for disputes team

Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

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Trading Places: Bakers bags Berkner, Blackstone grabs Goldman vet

Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

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A&O Shearman boss Hervé Ekué: ‘My godfather was accused in a failed coup… he inspired me to be a lawyer’

The high-profile lawyer on the perils of a blockbuster merger, pay wars and the three questions he asks aspiring partners in promotion interviews

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Private equity bought up UK wealth. Now it needs CEOs

Buyout firms are struggling to come to terms with leadership transition as the executives behind their investments move on

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Travers Smith hires Livingbridge lawyer

Jeremy Dennison is re-joining the UK law firm

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Trading Places: JPMorgan’s sponsor push, HSBC’s UK changes

Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

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David Cameron lands private equity role at Jeb Bush’s firm

The move comes after a swathe of other recent appointments of former ministers in the buyout industry

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Private equity’s golden handcuffs are loosening

A cohort of ambitious dealmakers are breaking out from their buyout shops to set up their own firms. Here’s who to keep an eye on

WhatsUp, boss: February’s diary

FN tours the lighter side of the City

Paul Weiss hires BCLP partner in London growth push

US law firm taps ex-Slaughter and May lawyer in London

Trading Places: Harding-Jones rises at Deutsche, Masters returns to JPMorgan

Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

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A private equity firm says its co-founder has left. The co-founder disagrees.

Stanley Capital’s Companies House account shows a termination of appointment of Cottle as a member

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EQT appoints Per Franzén as CEO

London-based dealmaker has risen up the ranks of the private equity giant since joining in 2007

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Trading Places: BNP’s new COO, Clifford Chance poaches from KKR

Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

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