Kudun and Partners represents Quantifi Photonics Limited on its acquisition of shares in SmarTest Thailand
Kudun and Partners represented Quantifi Photonics Limited, a company headquartered in New Zealand and an expert in harnessing, manipulating, and measuring the physical properties of light, with respect to the indirect share acquisition of SmarTest Thailand Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of high-speed test and measurement equipment used in optical communication, semiconductor manufacturing, and defense …
Thailand’s digital asset market further boosted by exemption from 7% VAT when trading on authorized exchanges
Following the abolition of the requirement to pay personal income tax on capital gains from cryptocurrency and digital asset trading on authorized digital asset exchanges in March 2022, the Thai Government has further eased tax rules by suspending the requirement to pay 7% value-added tax (“VAT”) on income derived from cryptocurrency and digital token trading …
REIT Buy-Back Update
Following the launch of a real estate investment trust with buy-back condition (the “REIT buy-back”), which we extensively covered in our last article, “Overview of REITs with buy-back conditions: The new mechanisms to help real estate owners survive in the midst of Covid-19”, aiming to alleviate the woes that business operators, particularly the hospitality sector, …
BOI Approves Updated Investment Measures to Boost EV Charging Stations Businesses
Following its initiative to encourage investment in the electric vehicles (EV) sector in 2017, the Office of the Board of Investment (“BOI”) anticipates the expansion of the domestic market for EV manufacturing in Thailand, as it encourages consumers to embrace utilizing EVs. Therefore, the BOI has regularly updated its policy to promote investment in the …
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Filming in Thailand: Key Considerations for the Foreign Entertainment Industry
Looking to film in Thailand? The country’s dynamic natural and urban landscapes, experienced local production houses, and well-equipped hospitality sector have always been major draws for the foreign entertainment industry. In the first four months of 2021 alone, Thailand earned an incredible THB 1.2 billion in revenue from international film production – despite the ongoing …
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Kudun and Partners launches Japan Practice in Thailand led by Emi Rowse Igusa.
August 1, 2022: Emi Rowse Igusa has joined Kudun and Partners as a partner launching a brand new Japan Practice to cater to the burgeoning Japanese legal needs in Thailand. She is a specialist in commercial litigation and international arbitration and has represented numerous clients in arbitration cases under the ICC, LCIA, SIAC and TAI …
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Thai Government Accelerates EEC Measures and Extends EEC Application
In the midst of a new wave of COVID-19 infections, the Cabinet of Thailand approved the draft of a new regulation on March 1, 2022, referred as the Draft Announcement of the Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee (“EEPC”) Re: Incentives for Business Operator in the Promotion Zone for Specific Industries B.E …. (the “Announcement”) to …
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Kudun and Partners bolsters its regulatory and compliance expertise with hire from a global accountancy firm.
Thanyaluck Thongrompo (Bee) has joined Kudun and Partners as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and M&A Practice, focusing on permits, licenses, regulatory, and compliance work. Bee joins from PKF Tax And Consulting Services Thailand Ltd., a member firm of PKF International, where she has been a partner in the firm’s corporate legal team since …
Kudun and Partners represents STARK Corporation on the issuance of derivatives in the form of warrants.
Kudun and Partners represented STARK Corporation Public Company Limited on the issuance of derivatives in the form of warrants to purchase ordinary shares of Stark Corporation Public Company Limited Series 1 (STARK-W1) for THB 20 billion (USD 664.4 million) with a term of 4 years from the issuance date of the STARK-W1 Warrants.
Kudun and Partners represents high-net-worth buyers on the 69.18% share acquisition including preparing tender offer for all shares of One to One Contacts Public Company Limited (“OTO”)
Kudun and Partners represented a group of high-net-worth buyers on the 69.18% share acquisition transaction including preparing Tender Offer for all shares of One to One Contacts Public Company Limited (“OTO”) from Samart Engineering Company Limited and Samart Corporation Public Company Limited in the total amount of THB 464,880,000 (USD 15.5 million). Part of the transaction include our …