Moves

The Singapore-based private equity and M&A expert joins the law firm from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, while Xiaoxi Lin joins from Linklaters in Hong Kong.

Sophea Seng joins as managing director and head of energy & utilities, as Vid Pulavarti joins as CIO of Clifford Capital Asset Management.

Pam Hsieh will focus on the private credit firm’s relationships with financial intermediaries and wealth managers across Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Matos will relocate from Hong Kong to Melbourne and replace outgoing CEO Shayne Elliot in July 2025.

Singapore-based Ashvin Parkash joins BNY from Nomura, where he was responsible for electronic distribution across fixed income and FX; Madiha Sattar joins in the UAE in a newly created Growth Ventures global role.

Jo Miyake to become head of banking, Asia and the Middle East, under its new Corporate and Institutional Banking unit, while Selim Kervanci will become CEO of the Middle East.

Yin is also head of global corporate coverage for China, and is based in Beijing.

Thomas Kollar to lead Mayer Brown Hong Kong as 120 lawyers join Johnson Stokes & Master.

Helen Wang joins the international law firm from Mayer Brown and will focus on the formation, maintenance and restructuring of investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds and hybrid funds.