PRC firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has hired corporate finance lawyer Kelvan Cheung as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Deacons, the SAR’s largest local firm.

Deacons has advised Jianguang Asset Management Co (JAC Capital), a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned investment company JIC Capital, on its agreement to buy Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductor’s power amplifier business for $1.8 billion.