Milbank unveils quartet of Hong Kong M&A and private equity partners after raids on UK Magic Circle 21 January 2021 Milbank unveils quartet of Hong Kong M&A and private equity partners after raids on UK Magic Circle New arrivals include ex-Clifford Chance Asia Pacific private equity co-heads Andrew Whan and Neeraj Budhwani Neeraj Budhwani (left) and Davide Mencacci Leading Wall Street firm Milbank has unveiled a quartet of partner-level lateral hires in Hong Kong as it seeks to build out its M&A, private equity and leveraged finance business. Partners Andrew Whan and Neeraj Budhwani have joined from Clifford Chance, where they were co-heads of its Asia Pacific private equity practice, while Davide Mencacci and John Bona arrive from Linklaters, where Mencacci was global head of banking and Bona a banking and finance counsel.