Hong Kong-based Anoop Chaudhry will lead the Asia Pacific power, utilities, and infrastructure group at the global bank.

Citi Commercial Bank in India has appointed Kannan as head of digital, technology, communication, business & professional services and industrials; he will join in December and has worked at JP Morgan for over 15 years.

Adam Zhang, managing director of Collabrium Partners, shares his views with FA on how Chinese companies are changing their approach to cross-border M&A, including finding opportunities in Southeast Asia and in technology.

David Wang and Meka Meng have joined from Paul Hastings in Shanghai and Beijing.

David He, who has global experience across M&A, private equity and restructurings, joined from Gunderson Dettmer at the beginning of September.

Jiang joins the French bank in Hong Kong from Santander as head of industry group, industrial and technology, Apac.

If the bid for the listed IT services provider is successful, it will be Blackstone's largest deal in Japan.

Fujitec is a leading Japanese manufacturer of elevators and escalators and EQT wants to help its international expansion by working alongside existing management.

Deepak Dangayach to join as regional co-head, DCM; Vikram Chavali named managing director, head of global asset managers for Japan, Asia North, and Australia, and Asia South.

Interest rates and sluggish M&A activity have dimmed loan syndication across Asia; bright spots are with sectorial opportunities.