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Deutsche Bank Hires Morgan Stanley’s Kim as M&A Chairman in Asia

  • Samuel Kim to be based in Hong Kong, reporting to Elalingam
  • He is set to join the German lender in the coming months
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Deutsche Bank AG has hired Samuel Kim, a veteran Morgan Stanley dealmaker, as the German lender continues to beef up its investment banking operations in Asia Pacific.

Kim is joining Deutsche Bank as its chairman of mergers and acquisitions in APAC, according to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News. He will be based in Hong Kong and report to Mayooran Elalingam, Deutsche Bank’s head of investment banking coverage and advisory for APAC, the memo showed.