gordon paterson

We talk to Deutsche Bank's head of M&A for Asia, Gordon Paterson, about what will drive M&A in 2009 and why deals will continue to be transacted.

Tou Chen Chang takes over as head of Asia-Pacific investment banking at HSBC.

The German bank adds a number of heavy-hitters including Barker from UBS and Paterson from Citi.

In the first in a series of interviews with M&A bankers, Citigroup's head of regional M&A, Gordon Paterson, says domestic companies now compete head-to-head with foreign buyers for Asian assets.