Affin Hwang hires ex-RHB dealmakers for private equity push


The firm hired Soon Poh Lean (pic), RHB

KUALA LUMPUR: Affin Hwang Asset Management Bhd, the Malaysian investment firm that manages over US$12bil (RM47.9bil), has hired senior RHB Bank Bhd dealmakers as it seeks to build out its new private equity business.

The firm hired Soon Poh Lean (pic), RHB’s former head of mergers and acquisitions, as a founding partner at its Bintang Capital Partners unit, according to the private equity arm’s website. Theresa Lim, who was one of RHB’s most senior M&A bankers, joined Bintang as an investment director.

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