Private Equity

Senior Cinven figure joins exodus to Milan

Italy has lured in dealmakers from Astorg and Goldman Sachs as London battles tax fallout

Milan’s business district in Porta Nuova is seeing more newcomers as wealthy individuals move to the city
Milan’s business district in Porta Nuova is seeing more newcomers as wealthy individuals move to the city Photo: Getty Images

A senior figure at one of Europe’s largest private equity firms has relocated to Milan, joining a flurry of wealthy financiers to leave the UK in recent months.

Soren Christensen, a partner who leads the capital markets team at Cinven and was previously based in London, has moved to the northern Italian city, according to multiple people familiar with the situation.

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