Bird & Bird has hired a capital markets partner in Hong Kong.

Wing On Chui joins from King & Wood Mallesons where he was a Hong Kong partner. Chui advises on China-related transactions including initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity investments. Last July, he represented Shenzhen-based bedding products maker Sinomax Group Ltd. on a $103 million Hong Kong IPO.

Chui became a partner at legacy King & Wood in Hong Kong in 2006 through the alliance with local firm Arculli, Fong & Ng. He first joined Fong & Ng in 1994 and became a partner in 1997. He stayed through the merger with Arculli & Associates in 2005 and after that, Arculli, Fong & Ng's full merger into King & Wood in 2009. He became a partner with King & Wood Mallesons after the 2012 merger with Mallesons Stephen Jaques.