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Meet three of the top private equity lawyers in Europe
FN’s sister title Private Equity News has unveiled its third annual list
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Cantor Fitzgerald bolsters UK operations with new City office
The US investment bank has expanded its London footprint
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UBS teams up with General Atlantic for private credit push
The Swiss bank is the latest large lender to enter into a partnership in a bid to gain more traction in private credit
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Paul Hastings hires fourth White & Case infrastructure partner
US law firm adds to new Abu Dhabi base
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Argentex secures £20m credit to pay margin costs as shares restored to trading
FX broker beefs up credit after Trump’s tariffs lead to margin calls
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Fintech Tide seeks more than $1bn valuation in share sale
Business banking firm looks to become UK’s latest fintech ‘unicorn’
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HSBC plans 200 hires for UK wealth business
Adding headcount is part of the UK lender’s ambitions to become a top five wealth player and double assets to $100bn by 2028
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What you need to start a hedge fund now: Top talent, a brand name — and a vast amount of cash
The temptation for star portfolio managers to start their own hedge funds has started to shrink, as costs have spiralled and investors have become more discerning
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Firms say they like arts graduates. But it’s the data geeks who perform
Diversity of thought is nice, but science and tech graduates boost the bottom line
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Shawn Edwards: ‘At Bloomberg, the technologists are the rock stars’
The financial data giant’s chief technology officer is using AI to fight a problem of the firm’s own creation — the ever‑growing ‘fire hose of information’ coming through its flagship Terminal
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New Simmons & Simmons boss doubles down on diversity despite US backlash
‘Having a diverse culture is part of our DNA,’ says UK law firm’s new managing partner Emily Monastiriotis
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Trading Places: HSBC continues shake-up, Freshfields and Sidley make hires
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
Top HSBC private banker to exit after restructure
Caroline Kitidis set to depart as the UK lender scraps her role
Numis posts £900,000 loss as Deutsche Bank integration continues
The City investment bank has faced a tough UK capital markets environment since the completion of its takeover by Deutsche Bank in October 2023
TP ICAP shareholders urged to oppose CEO’s pay package
Potential £2m boost to Nicolas Breteau’s pay comes under fire from proxy adviser ISS
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Senior Cinven figure joins exodus to Milan
Italy has lured in dealmakers from Astorg and Goldman Sachs as London battles tax fallout
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Jefferies executives tell staff to find ‘balance’ amid fresh focus on brutal dealmaking hours
The Wall Street bank’s chief executive and president said that employees ‘incur guilt’ when taking time off work
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RLAM’s slow private markets push, and why DWS clients are ‘repatriating’ investments to Europe
All this week’s asset management news in one place
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Meet UK wealth managers’ big backers
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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Sidley Austin bets big on London: ‘Strike when you have the opportunity’
US law firm has hired aggressively in the City over the last year
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