Hong Kong stocks and listings have performed well since the start of the year as depressed valuations and budding confidence has shifted capital away from US stocks; more listings this week show the momentum is here to stay, despite tariff uncertainty.

Xuanyi Liu has joined the global law firm as a partner this month from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Naoya Shiota has joined the law firm's global private equity group in Tokyo from White & Case.

The financing will help Manipal Education and Medical Group with its corporate expansion; India is a "priority" market for KKR's credit strategy.

Vo-Dinh will relocate to Hong Kong in July from Sydney, where she was Natixis' head of acquisition and strategic finance, Australia; there are several other regional appointments at the French bank.

Zhang Wenjie will return to the bank as Citi’s country officer and banking head for China in July.

Thakker has been Citi's head of capital management for Japan, Asia North and Australia and Asia South; he will relocate from Hong Kong to Singapore.

The dual listing will help keep momentum in Hong Kong's equity markets, with the majority of the $4.5bn proceeds raised by the Shenzhen based global EV player set to help build a factory in Hungary; a greenshoe option takes the raising to $5.2bn.

Minority owner Partners Group said the IPO proceeds will be used to further grow the Hangzhou-headquartered restaurant's 493 outlets and establish a centralised food processing facility; Clifford Chance, Citi and CMB International Capital were involved in the deal.