Linklaters' former head of capital markets, Nick Eastwell, has joined Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) firm Kinstellar as a senior consultant to set up a base in the City.

Eastwell will work part-time for the CEE outfit, which was founded by a group of former Linklaters equity partners in November 2008 when the magic circle firm split from its offices in Budapest, Bratislava, Bucharest and Prague.

Eastwell's brief will be to forge ties with banks and corporates in London, while also working on capital market transactions for the firm.