US firm White & Case has promoted its co-heads of Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA) private equity (PE) Ian Bagshaw and Richard Youle to co-lead its newly launched global PE group.

The pair, who joined the firm in London in 2013 from Linklaters, will become co-heads of the global group alongside long-serving New York partner Oliver Brahmst who was previously head of M&A for the Americas.