mergers and acquisitions

Matthew Ginsburg steps down as regional head of investment banking to take a position in the firm outside the region.

Jason Rynbeck, Barclays’ vice-chairman of M&A Asia-Pacific, has left the bank for another firm.

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch hires Zhang Xiuping from Deutsche to co-head M&A for Asia alongside Michael Cho.

Ed King, who jumped ship from Morgan Stanley to Barclays Capital in June, will head M&A for the British investment bank, while Jason Rynbeck will become vice-chairman.

Colin Banfield, Nomura's joint head of investment banking, moves to Citi to head M&A for Asia-Pacific, marking the latest in a string of senior departures from the Japanese bank in Asia.

MalaysiaÆs Securities Commission grants Goldman Sachs licenses for fund management and corporate finance.

With both sides now offering to merge with each other, Alinta contemplates a hostile takeover in AustraliaÆs wackiest M&A story.