HONG KONG (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley banker Samuel Kim will join Deutsche Bank as Chairman of M&A, Asia-Pacific,according to an internal memo of the German bank viewed by Reuters.

Kim, who was most recently Chairman of M&A for Asia-Pacific, will likely join Deutsche Bank in the next few months, reporting to Mayooran Elalingam, the bank's head of investment banking coverage & advisory for Asia Pacific, the memo said.

Hong Kong-based Kim spent 24 years with Morgan Stanley, where he held a number of senior positions, including head of M&A, vice chairman of investment banking and chairman of M&A.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Kim worked at Salomon Brothers in New York, the memo said.

A spokesperson for Deutsche Bank confirmed the content of the memo.

Kim and Morgan Stanley did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

(Reporting by Kane Wu, Editing by Louise Heavens)

By Kane Wu and Selena Li