Morgan Stanley nets four M&A bankers

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW) has announced the appointment of four new senior bankers to join its Asian M&A team.James Pearson joins as an executive director from ABN Amro in Hong Kong where he was head of the bank's Asian M&A practice. He will be based in Hong Kong.    Nigel Jones joins as an executive director from Schroders. He will be based in Singapore.    Matthew Hanning joins as an executive director from Clayton Utz where he was an M&A lawyer. He will be based…