German private equity leader P+P Poellath + Partners has recruited Willkie Farr & Gallagher local partner Julian Lemor as a partner in its Frankfurt office.

Lemor, who specialises in M&A and private equity and also has experience in restructuring and joint ventures, joins the 70-lawyer firm’s Frankfurt office, but will also spend time in Berlin and Munich. The Frankfurt office, which has three partners and 10 lawyers, is the firm’s smallest arm after Munich and Berlin.