Ahead of Monday's publication of FN100 Rising Stars – our pick of the top 100 executives under the age of 40 – we take a look at some of the past years' stars

Dominic Slade has had a challenging year. After facing a showdown with Jon Moulton, the co-founder of Alchemy Partners in September last year, he became the sole head of the private equity advisory business. Three months later, aged 38, Slade was nominated to FN100 Rising Stars.