Sidley has hired Weil’s London private funds head Ed Gander along with partners Peter Boulle and Stephen Fox to boost its City private capital offering.
The hires continue Sidley’s aggressive London expansion, following a wave of senior lateral moves over the past year.
Sidley Austin has hired a trio of funds partners from Weil in London, further ramping up its aggressive City expansion.
The group is led by Ed Gander, Weil’s head of London private funds group. Gander is joined by fellow Weil partners Peter Boulle and Stephen Fox.
The hires were first reported by Financial News. Sidley declined to comment when contacted by Non-Billable.
Bigger picture
The move delivers another major boost to Sidley’s London ambitions.
Over the past year, the firm has been aggressively scaling its City practice, bringing in high-profile names including leveraged finance partners Jay Sadanandan and Sam Hamilton from Latham & Watkins, and capital markets partners Scott Colwell and Patrick Kwak.
Just earlier this month, Sidley also added David Stewart, former co-chair of Latham’s London corporate team, as a capital markets partner.
The latest hires strengthen Sidley’s ambition to build out one of the City’s leading leveraged finance and private equity benches, with a clear focus on sponsor-side work.
Meanwhile, Weil has named James Bromley and James Sargent to co-lead its London private funds practice, following Gander’s departure, according to Financial News.
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