Hogan Lovells has hired M&A lawyer Steven Tran from Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
Tran specialises in private equity and M&A across a range of sectors, and has advised private equity houses, funds and corporates on domestic and multi-jurisdictional cross-border transactions.
Tran’s appointment follows Hogan Lovells’ hire of Hong Kong TMT partner Mark Parsons from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in January.
Hogan Lovells now has 20 partners at its Hong Kong office.
Malaysian law firm Zul Rafique & Partners has bolstered its real estate capabilities with the addition of Ainal Marlinda Md Said, who joins from her role as legal head of property developer Sime Darby Property.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added Lakshmi Rajagopalan, who was the assistant general counsel at B2B e-commerce platform Udaan, as a partner in its financial services and technology practice in Bengaluru.
Latham & Watkins and Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles are advising I Squared Capital on its $460 million acquisition of Philippine Coastal Storage & Pipeline Corp (PCSPC) from Keppel Infrastructure Trust and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.