Squire Patton Boggs has recruited a private equity partner from a leading French boutique to its Paris office, a continuation of a strategy to build out its team to capture a rising number of deals in the mid-cap PE market in Europe.

Maxime Dequesne joins as a corporate partner from Lamartine Conseil, where he was a partner. He previously practiced at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei and at legacy firm SJ Berwin, now part of King & Wood Mallesons.