Allen & Overy has hired Antoine Sarailler, a transactional funds specialist, as a partner in its Paris office. He joins from Dechert, where he had worked for seven years.

Sarailler will be joined at Allen & Overy by senior associate Benjamin Lacourt and associate Donia Keriche, both of whom also made the move from Dechert. They will be part of the firm’s investment funds team.