Simmons & Simmons has moved to rebuild its Frankfurt corporate practice with the hire of former Haarmann partner Jan Wildberger, who will lead the UK firm’s German private equity practice.

Wildberger was one of four founding partners of the firm Haarmann in 2006 after they left Haarmann Hemmelrath and headed the firm’s corporate/M&A and private equity practice until his departure earlier this year. He is due to join Simmons in September.