Matlock is expected to play the role of a senior banker and work with clients globally to provide Asia-focused transaction ideas and execution advice. He is currently global head of media and communications M&A, based in London. The roster of clients he has worked with includes BSkyB, Liberty Global, SES Global and a number of financial sponsors who have been active in the cable, broadband, wireless and satellite sectors.
ôGiven the continuing growth in our Asian strategic advisory business, I, Yoshihiko Shigenari and Haruo Nakamura, co-heads of investment banking in Japan, are excited that Scott will be moving to the region in a senior role to support our successful M&A platforms in Asia-Pacific and Japan,ö says Matthew Ginsburg, head of investment banking for Asia-Pacific, in a written statement commenting on MatlockÆs move. Ginsburg goes on to say that the M&A platforms in the Asia-Pacific and Japan will continue to be managed by Ed King and Kenji Fujita, respectively.
Matlock will relocate from London to Hong Kong in July this year.
Matlock joined Morgan Stanley in 1988 in the corporate finance department and went on to join the media and communications group in 1997. After spending over a decade in the US, he moved to London in 2002 to run first the media practice, then the media and communications practice for Europe. He was appointed to his current role in 2006.
The move is the latest instance of how critical Asia is becoming to the strategy of global investment banks and how bankers now see experience in the region as critical to their CV. MatlockÆs move was both sought by him as well as prompted by the bankÆs desire to have its clients in Asia served by the best and brightest talent, say sources close to the development. Matlock is expected to be especially valuable in advising Asian clients seeking to use the current environment as an opportunity to globalise their business.
Some sources expect the trend of bankers based in the west moving east to gain momentum as business continues to look difficult in subprime-affected markets.
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