Herbert Smith has added a new partner to its lending and acquisition finance practice with the hire of Will Nevin from Linklaters.

Nevin joined the firm as a partner this month from Linklaters' City banking group, where he was a senior associate.

He specialises in financing transactions with a focus on acquisition and leveraged finance, and has worked with a number of large financial institutions including Commerzbank, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank and HSBC.

The hire of Nevin takes the total number of partners in Herbert Smith's London lending and acquisition finance practice to 20.

He said: "When I was approached by Herbert Smith I saw it as a great opportunity to be part of a growing practice. The firm has a clear view of where it wants to take the finance group and a great brand and platform from which to do it, so I thought it was a good time to make the move.

"My practice is mainly focused on acting for lenders on leveraged and other event-driven financings, which is slightly different from the firm's historic focus that tends more towards the borrower side, so hopefully my hire adds even more strength to the team."

The news follows a number of hires for Herbert Smith in recent months, including King & Spalding construction and engineering partner James Bremen and Taylor Wessing financial services regulatory team head Clive Cunningham, both of which were announced in June this year.