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| Patricia Heiberger |
Journalist Patricia Heiberger has joined Teneo as managing director of its Hong Kong office.
She will handle Asia Pacific financial transactions, takeovers, listings, restructurings and shareholder activism defense.
Heiberger was regional managing editor of Mergermarket and Dealreporter, covering mergers & acquisitions, private equity and capital markets transactions across China, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, India and Australia.
Teneo says Heiberger has built an expertise in policy issues concerning Chinese companies.
Heiberger, who has been based in Hong Kong since 2008, also worked in Singapore and the Philippines.
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