Graeme Sloan - who spent much of 2005 developing Maclay Murray & Spens’ private equity reach in Edinburgh and London - has really started to make a name for himself as a highly effective midmarket operator.

Having trained at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Sloan has built up one of the strongest client lists in Scotland, including Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. This year he took over the client relationship with Dunedin Capital Partners following his colleague Bruce Patrick’s retirement, acting for private equity house on the acquisition of SandAire.

There have been deals for Candover - most notably the Wood Mckenzie secondary buyout - and a number of take-privates. Small wonder that Maclays is banking on Sloan to help spearhead its push in the London market.