Moelis & Co. appointed Liam Beere as a managing director, based in London. Beere will be responsible for deal origination and providing strategic advice to clients globally.

Beere joins after a 19-year career at UBS Investment Bank, most recently as global head of mergers and acquisitions. He joined SG Warburg in 1992. Beere will join Moelis on Sept. 19.

Asset management firm Affiliated Managers Group Inc. tapped Andrew Dyson (pictured) as executive vice president and head of global distribution, a new position. From London, he will report to president and chief operating officer Nathaniel Dalton.

Dyson joins AMG from BlackRock Inc., where he was most recently head of the global institutional client business, following the merger of BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors.

Check The Deal Pipeline for updates on these Movers & shakers:

-- Evan Klein joined Berkery, Noyes & Co. LLC as a managing director to head the entertainment practice and co-lead the media and marketing services group.

-- Avendus Capital hired Roger Yeoman as head of institutional equities, Europe.

-- Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank took on Jaime Frontera as a managing director in the loan syndications group in New York.

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