Linklaters

Clients value our depth of experience of the Thai market. When you combine our local knowledge and experience with the firm’s regional and global expertise and resources, the offering is unparalleled.

Whether a deal involves international clients looking to invest in Thailand or Thai clients seeking opportunities abroad, we offer an unrivalled network that links the Bangkok office with colleagues around the world, providing clients with the global expertise needed to get their deals done.

Linklaters is best known in Asia for delivering the highest quality across the broadest platform. In Bangkok we advise across a range of practice areas including the full range of financing law: banking, projects, acquisition finance and real estate finance; all areas of capital markets, including international securities advice and structured finance; and our corporate/M&A team is recognised as a market leader for all disciplines, including private equity.

We are also well known in Thailand for our sector expertise covering energy, chemicals, oil and gas, telecommunication, banking and financial resources, real estate, retail and media and technology.

Recent significant transactions include advising:

• Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited on the USD 1.4 billion acquisition financing for the purchase of Tata Steel's Teesside Cast Products assets in the UK
• the four largest Thai commercial banks as mandated lead arrangers to arrange a THB 15 billion facility and the two of these four lenders to acquire EUR 200 million from a EUR 390 million facility agreement for Thai Union Frozen Products which would be used towards the acquisition of MW Brands Holdings SAS from Trilantic Capital Partners, thereby creating the world's largest seafood cannery
• ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, on the USD 250 million acquisition of 40% of G Steel plc, a Thai publicly listed hot-rolled steel manufacturer, including the provision of the USD 500 million credit facility between Arcelor and G Steel and its subsidiary, G J Steel
• major French retailer Groupe Casino and its Thai subsidiary Big C on its successful EUR 868 million  (USD 1.2 billion) bid for Carrefour's Thai assets, consisting of 42 stores across the country and the subsequent financing
• Morgan Stanley as a lead arranger on the first Letter of Credit-backed convertible bond issued in Thailand -- the BTS Group Holdings Public Company Limited issued THB 10bn U.S. Dollar Settled Convertible Bonds backed by a Letter of Credit.
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as Global Coordinator, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, as Joint International Bookrunners and Lead Managers, ABN AMRO as Co-Lead Manager on the international initial public offering of Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited -- This was the largest IPO on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in three years
• MTP HPPO Manufacturing Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company in connection with the project financing of THB 15.41 billion and USD 220 million by 12 onshore and offshore financial institutions for the construction of its HPPO plant and related facilities in Map Ta Phut, Thailand – This was one of the largest project financings of 2011
• Diamond Generating Asia, Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation) on the US$250 million acquisition from CLP Holdings Limited and subsequent sale to The Tokyo Electronic Power Company Inc. of a 12% interest in Electricity Generating Company Limited, a Thai listed power company
• Thaicom Public Company Limited in connection with the construction and launching of its new satellite and the financing of such acquisition
  

Linklaters operates in Thailand through Linklaters (Thailand) Ltd, an affiliate of Linklaters LLP.