SINGAPORE, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Jefferies has

appointed Jason Lam as head of Asia technology, media and

telecommunications investment banking based in Hong Kong, the

investment banking and capital markets firm said on LinkedIn

over the weekend.

New York-headquartered Jefferies said Lam was joining the

company from China Renaissance ( CSCHF ), where he was executive

director and vice chairman responsible for the Chinese financial

institution's investment banking and equities business.

"With extensive experience in M&A advisory and equity and

debt capital markets transactions in the TMT sector, Jason will

further expand our TMT franchise across Asia," Jefferies said in

the post.

Lam has more than 25 years of investment banking experience

and was previously co-head of Asia technology investment banking

coverage at Credit Suisse and head of China investment banking

technology at UBS, according to Jefferies.