Mayer Brown has bolstered its corporate and securities practice in Hong Kong with the hire of Steven Tran as a partner from Hogan Lovells.

Tran, who joined Hogan Lovells from Kirkland & Ellis in 2014, became a partner at the latter firm in 2012. Specialising in private equity and M&A, Tran represents funds, financial institutions and corporations in cross-border deals.

At Mayer Brown, Tran is expected to work closely with private equity groups led by Perry Yam in London and Philip Brandes in New York.

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