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

King will move early next year to California to take on his new role as executive chairman of global M&A for Barclays.

Nikhil Nath transfers from Mumbai to Hong Kong to become head of M&A for Asia ex-Japan at Nomura.

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.

A spokesperson at Morgan Stanley confirms that Ed King will be leaving the firm and says he will be succeeded by Samuel Kim and Peter Ding, who have been appointed co-heads of M&A for Asia-Pacific.