Dentons LuatViet, Dentons’ member firm in Vietnam, has hired Eva Szurminska-Jaworska as a senior partner and the head of its M&A and project finance practice from PwC Legal.

King & Wood Mallesons has acted for Affinity Private Equity Partners, one of the largest independent Asian private equity firms, on its A$630 million ($457 million) purchase of Australia-listed debt and trade finance provider Scottish Pacific Group, which was represented by PwC Legal.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has welcomed Jakarta-based Melli Darsa & Co. (MDC) to its global network of firms.

PwC Legal, the legal division of accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, has appointed Carl Dunton as finance partner in Singapore from Ashurst.