Jones Day has landed its second private equity partner from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) in two months, with the hire of Michael Weir in its London office.

While at BLP, the pair worked together on a number of key mandates, including acting for management on Dunedin's £44m buyout of Red Commerce in 2011, and Darwin Private Equity on its acquisition of Plum Baby in 2010.