US mid-market adviser Raymond James Investment Services is hiring financial services dealmakers in London after opening an new office in October, FN's sister publication Private Equity News reports.

The Florida-based firm, which recently advised Montagu Private Equity on the public takeover of software company Servelec Group, is on the hunt for senior M&A bankers to lead and create a financial services-dedicated team, according to the head of European investment banking Melville Mummert.