Greenhill & Co, whose chief executive earlier this year pledged to recruit selectively from bulge-bracket rivals, has hired the former head of mergers and acquisitions for Northern Europe at Goldman Sachs, Financial News can reveal.

Luca Ferrari will join Greenhill in August as co-head of its European advisory business alongside David Wyles, according to a statement from the bank. Ferrari will focus on expanding Greenhill's presence across continental Europe.