North Asia

Paul Guan has joined the law firm's corporate and finance practice.

Former UBS executive Sijin Choi will lead the London-headquartered asset manager's office in Yeouido.

Citi has named Hajime Higuchi as head of M&A and Yoshinobu Agu as head of sponsor coverage for Japan.

The HK$20bn issuance, denominated in multiple currencies, is a global record for the largest digital bond.

Jonathan Chu is joining the global law firm in Hong Kong as a partner this week.

The investment banking arm has named a co-head of Japan FIG and a head of Asia ex-China FIG, who will also lead Apac insurance.

The Japanese firm will invest $700m into the Philippines conglomerate as the two entities eye growth in infrastructure, energy, real estate, digital technologies, mobility and logistics.

The Hong Kong developer wants to use proceeds of over Rmb3bn from listing its Shanghai K11 properties to improve liquidity and reduce leverage.

Jonathan Crompton has joined the international law firm in Hong Kong.