Moves

Pei-Si Lai, CEO of GXBank, Malaysia's first digital banking firm, will take over from Muthukrishnan Ramaswami, who is retiring, at the beginning of June.

Mehra has started the Hong Kong-based newly created role on May 12, joining from Goldman Sachs.

The M&A lawyer joins the US law firm's private equity practice from Freshfields; Perks will also have a regular presence in Tokyo.

The hire of Alun Evans from A&O Shearman will strengthen advising capabilities targeting private funds’ local market transactions.

Chan will join from Goldman Sachs as head of markets solutions for financial institutions for Asia South and Asia North in July.

Starting May 6 in Hong Kong, Casati will help build additional banking capabilities including advisory, financing and risk management.

Shashwat Tewary has joined from Sidley Austin and will help advise companies and investments banks on transactions including IPOs, bonds, REITs and restructuring.

Phill Hall has worked across Apac on a range of international capital markets transactions, including debt issues, covered bonds and Islamic finance, including in India and Australasia.

Goh Ken-Yi, previously deputy CEO of RHB Singapore, succeeds Danny Quah, who is taking on a wider leadership position at the Malaysian bank, including a focus on international expansion.