Notable cases

  • Assisted Grab Holdings as Indonesian counsel in connection with its listing on Nasdaq, which included the world’s biggest-ever merger involving a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
  • Acted for Jakarta-based Bank Index and its majority shareholders in a share subscription transaction between Bank Index, the majority shareholders of Bank Index, Modalku, a digital platform that specializes in short-term financing for MSMEs, and Singapore-based used-car platform Trusty Cars Pte. Ltd.
  • Advised leading Indonesian telecommunications provider PT Indosat Tbk (Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison) on the establishment of a data center joint venture with Indosat subsidiary PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta and BDx Asia Data Center Holdings Pte. Ltd., a pan-Asian data center and hybrid computing solutions provider.
  • Indonesian counsel to Princeton Digital Group in the acquisition of a controlling stake in a suite of Indonesian data centers and in subsequent capital raisings.
  • Sole counsel to a major US technology company in the acquisition of land plots and roll out of its data center operations in Indonesia.
  • General local counsel for a global pioneer in payment innovation and technology, advising on critical legal regulatory and policy issues in the fintech and payment system sphere.
  • Acting as lead Indonesian counsel to a large Chinese ride-hailing app in the acquisition of a substantial.
  • Advised PT Danareksa (Persero), an Indonesian state-owned enterprise engaged in financial services, on a non-cash (share) capital injection from the state to establish Danareksa as a Holding State-Owned Enterprise. Work included helping the government draft the regulation that was issued as the legal basis for the transaction.
  • Assisted Systemiq, a systems change company, in its work with its partners in Indonesia to design and implement local waste management projects. These projects are designed and operated to be self-sustaining through the generation of plastic credits and other local revenue sources.
  • Acting as Indonesian counsel, assisted London-based media company Moonbug Entertainment with the acquisition of Singapore-based media company and production studio One Animation. Moonbug Entertainment is a subsidiary of Candle Media, a media entity backed by private equity firm Blackstone. One Animation is behind children’s animated shows Oddbods, Antiks, Insectibles and Rob the Robot, among others. Oddbods is broadcast in more than 180 countries and is a three-time Emmy Award nominee.
  • Indonesian counsel to China Shenhua in the US$1 billion project financing of the Jawa-7 2x1,000 MW coal-fired IPP.
  • Acted for a Chinese company in the acquisition of several hydroelectric power plants under a single holding company.
  • Assisted Ovolo Group with the acquisition of a resort hotel in Bali. This was the group’s first property outside of Hong Kong and Australia.
  • Successfully assisted a client in a dispute with an employee terminated over performance issues. In particular, the employee had left the factory during office hours, which caused an acid spillage in the factory.
  • Represented a client in connection with a dispute with 17 employees our client terminated over an illegal work stoppage. The SSEK team representing the client at the Semarang District Court, including preparing and presenting evidence to defend the client. SSEK successfully guided the client through the court proceedings with minimal legal exposure.