By Kane Wu and Selena Li
HONG KONG, March 14 (Reuters) - Bank of America BAC.N has laid off 16 bankers in Hong Kong as part of global cuts to its investment banking workforce, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
The lay-offs mainly targeted junior dealmakers, said the sources, who asked not to be named as they were not authorised to speak to media.
Bank of America declined to comment.
The U.S. lender is eliminating 150 junior banker positions in its investment bank globally, two sources told Reuters earlier this week, mirroring similar exercises at rivals JPMorgan JPM.N and Goldman Sachs GS.N.
Deal volumes in Bank of America's home market in the United States have fallen below expectations in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong, meanwhile, has seen revived activity in its initial public offering and additional share sale markets in recent weeks.
That has included sizable deals such as electric vehicle maker BYD's primary share sale and drinks brand Mixue Group's initial public offering.
(Reporting by Selena Li and Kane Wu; Editing by Joe Bavier)
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