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People moves: The latest private equity hires

Reported by WSJ
Nov 6, 2026· 2 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • Citigroup has hired Adrian Mee, a 35-year dealmaker who previously co-headed Bank of America's global M&A unit, as global chair of M&A, joining in December and based in London.
  • • Citigroup has also hired Eoghan Harrington and Christoph Heuer as managing directors in its financial sponsors team covering the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, both coming from BNP Paribas.
  • • The Wall Street Journal's roundup notes that autumn private equity personnel moves have included senior appointments at Bridgepoint and PJT.
Summary
The Wall Street Journal's regular People moves column, dated November 6, 2026, tracks the latest senior hires across private equity and related advisory businesses. Autumn appointments so far have included senior moves at Bridgepoint and PJT, according to the report.

The lead item concerns Citigroup, which has hired Adrian Mee as global chair of M&A. Mee brings roughly 35 years of dealmaking experience and previously co-headed Bank of America's M&A unit globally. He will join in December and is based in London.

Citigroup has also added Eoghan Harrington and Christoph Heuer as managing directors within its financial sponsors team, covering the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Both previously worked at BNP Paribas. The article also notes that the bank's former global head of financial sponsors is set to move on, though the remainder of that item was not available in the source text.

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WSJ People moves: The latest private equity hires