Sidley Austin LLP provides a diverse array of advice to its clients on Indonesian matters ranging from digital infrastructure and financial services to mining, energy, and real estate. The firm’s clientele includes multinational and domestic conglomerates, investment funds, government bodies and state-owned enterprises. Led by Matthew Sheridan and Charlie Wilson, who frequently assist on complex cross-border and multi-practice matters, the practice is widely experienced in Indonesia with notable members including Parthiv Rishi and Alexius Chong.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team at Sidley are a solid choice for Indonesia matters. It’s clear that they know the market and key sectors very well, and they are responsive and have consistently delivered.'
- 'Parthiv Rishi is a great partner to work with. He is approachable and easy to deal with, responsive, hands on, manages and leverages his team and the Sidley network well and can be counted on to get deals done and find solutions to complex matters or difficult issues.'
- 'Parthiv Rishi is very good technically and also commercial, applying good judgment when needed. He is versatile and has experience across the investment lifecycle and has a lot of experience in Indonesia having worked on some of the unicorn financings as well as more early stage deals. He always delivers.'
Key clients
- PT Indika Energy Tbk
- PT J Resources Nusantara
- Mandiri Sekuritas
- PT Astra International
- Pintarnya
- Diri Care
- Cosmart
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Hillhouse Capital
- Jungle Ventures
Work highlights
- Represented Indika Energy on their joint venture and associated investments with Foxconn.
- Represented Jungle Ventures as co-lead investor in the Series D financing round of Indonesia’s buy-now-pay-later platform Kredivo.
- Acted for J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Mandiri Securities Pte. Ltd., Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited and UBS AG Singapore Branch in a transaction concerning PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk.’s offer to exchange its Old Notes for cash and its Notes due 2027, and concurrent consent solicitations to eliminate substantially all the restrictive covenants and reporting requirements under the Old Notes.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matthew Sheridan, Charlie Wilson