In the latest in a series of moves by US investment banks to move their top bankers out of Asia, the affable Harry van Dyke is set to return to New York. Van Dyke has been based in Asia for six years and has built Morgan Stanley's MA team from four persons in one office to a team of 40 in four locations.
As a managing director and head of MA head, his arrival in Asia in October 1997 was timely given the restructuring needs of Asia in the wake of the crisis. During his tenure Morgan Stanley has worked on 199 MA assignments with a combined value of $153.4...