Eversheds International has made five new lateral partner hires, with the network bulking up in South Africa, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

The firm’s Johannesburg office has seen the bulk of the hires, with the addition of three new partners. Mondli Sibisi and Sibusiso Masondo have joined the resources and finance group from DLA Piper’s South African ally Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and local firm Khumalo Masondo respectively.