HONG KONG, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has

appointed Raghav Maliah, Yoshihiko Yano and Ed Wittig as

co-heads of mergers and acquisitions in Asia Pacific to expand

and deepen deals coverage in the region, according to an

internal memo on Tuesday seen by Reuters.

Wittig is joining the bank's Asia team later this year from

New York, where he is currently global head of Industrials M&A

and Aerospace and Defense, the memo said.

Maliah, based in Hong Kong, is the bank's global vice

chairman of Investment Banking and head of the technology, media

and telecom group in Asia ex-Japan. Maliah has also been heading

the bank's M&A business in Asia ex-Japan.

Yano is Goldman's co-head of Investment Banking and head of

M&A in Japan.

The three will bring important focus to financial sponsor

M&A business and help the bank expand its coverage of

cross-border transactions, the memo said.

A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs ( GS ) confirmed the content of

the memo.

Yano is the longest serving banker of the three, having

joined Goldman Sachs ( GS ) in 1998.

Maliah and Wittig have been with the bank for 24 and 23

years respectively.