jason rynbeck

Matthew Ginsburg steps down as regional head of investment banking to take a position in the firm outside the region.

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

Companies are buying foreign producers of processed and raw foods due to the demands of China’s vast and increasingly affluent population.

M&A deals will continue to proliferate, but Asian buyers will be demanding, according to the findings of our fourth annual M&A survey, conducted together with Clifford Chance.

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.

Barclays Capital strengthens its corporate finance franchise by hiring five senior bankers from ABN AMRO including the heads of M&A for Asia and India.