City Moves for 3 February: Who is switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? February 3, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. New head of UK business for BNP Paribas REIM French firm BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (BNP Paribas REIM) has appointed a new UK business head to manage its multi-billion-pound real estate [...]
City Moves for 28 September 2018 – who’s switching jobs at Dynamic Planner, Agilitas and Fladgate? September 28, 2018 Today's City Moves covers risk modelling, private equity and legal eagles. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Dynamic Planner Dynamic Planner has appointed Abhimanyu Chatterjee as its new head of asset and risk modelling. Abhi will head up Dynamic Planner’s asset and risk modelling team reporting to new proposition director Chris Jones, [...]
Music streaming firm Roxi plans London float as it looks to take on Spotify July 15, 2019 British music streaming firm Roxi Music has appointed advisers for an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange later this year. Roxi, which boasts a string of celebrity backers including Alesha Dixon, Sheryl Crow and Robbie Williams, said it will float on the Aim market in the fourth quarter 2019. Read more: Music [...]
Patisserie Valerie shareholders consider legal action after company collapses January 23, 2019 Patisserie Valerie shareholders are planning to take legal action against the company after the high street chain collapsed into administration last night. Fundamental Asset Management co-founder Chris Boxhall told City A.M. that there is an “appetite” for action among investors after Patisserie Valerie chairman Luke Johnson failed to secure a cash lifeline from banks yesterday [...]
Staveley ditches West End law firm Fladgate for US heavyweights Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in Barclays dispute October 2, 2017 PCP Capital Partners, the investment firm founded by Amanda Staveley, has ditched West End law firm Fladgate as its advisers in its £1.2bn court battle against Barclays. It has instead appointed Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a prestigious US-based firm which specialises in business litigation and arbitration. Staveley changed representation due to the high stakes [...]
Battersea panic stations: Investors flee luxury scheme as up to £2m is knocked off some asking prices March 4, 2016 More than 50 luxury flats on sale at London’s iconic Battersea Power Station have had their prices slashed since January, with some seeing discounts as large as 38 per cent in a sign that wealthy foreign investors are scrambling to desert the scheme. The news adds to fears that demand for prime homes in the capital is [...]
City Moves for 17 November 2015 | Who’s switching jobs November 16, 2015 GORDON DADDS The law and professional services firm has appointed Huw Witty as partner and head of tax. He joins from Fladgate, where he was partner and head of tax. Witty has over 20 years’ experience as a tax partner and will work with tax director Roger Harding to bolster Gordon Dadds’s taxation offering. M&G [...]
City Moves for 10 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 9, 2015 CBRE The commercial real estate services firm has appointed Oliver Segal as an associate director in its Central London lease consultancy team. He joins from Capita Property and Infrastructure, where he has worked since 2006, working on landlord and tenant, asset and portfolio management. Sarasin & Partners The asset manager has appointed Simon Steele and [...]
City Moves for 30 April 2015 | Who’s switching jobs April 29, 2015 ADS Securities London The brokerage has appointed Marco Baggioli as chief operating officer. He was previously global head of FX prime brokerage at BNP Paribas. Baggioli has over 23 years’ experience in the sector, and has also held roles at Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan, and MonteTitoli. Michelmores The law firm has appointed Patrick [...]
City Moves for 02 April 2014 | Who’s switching jobs April 1, 2014 Baringa Partners The management consultancy has announced the appointment of Simon Anderson as a partner in its markets and trading team. He joins from Deutsche Bank, where he was a director and senior business architect in its corporate banking and securities division. Coutts The bank has appointed Sophie Chapuisat as head of products and services [...]