Capital markets

Baker McKenzie LLP

Spearheaded by Komkrit Kietduriyakul, Viroj Piyawattanametha, Theppachol Kosol, Primyadar Duangrat and Benja Supannakul, Baker McKenzie LLP's capital markets practice fields a diverse practice across derivative and debt capital market transactions, as well as securities offerings, financial advice and cross-border financing. The firm is notably active in IPO and listing transactions, routinely entrusted by banks, issuers, institutions and governments. Kietduriyakul possesses a wealth of experience of derivatives, structured finance, project finance, capital markets and bankruptcy, while Piyawattanametha is demonstrably active in the debt equity capital market sphere. Kosol’s varied expertise encompasses infrastructure funds, equity capital markets and listing regulations, and Duangrat is well-versed in securities transactions. Supannakul bolsters the practice with her regulatory knowledge. Other key contacts in the team include Kowit Adireksombat and Pukkapol Khuntamanee.

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Key clients

Thai Life Insurance Public Company Limited
Betagro Public Company Limited
SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited
aCommerce Group Public Company Limited
SCG JWD Logistics Public Company Limited
Thai Oil Public Company Limited
Nomura Holdings, Inc
Srisawad Corporation Public Company Limited
The Bank of Nova Scotia
Minor International Public Company Limited
GC Treasury Center Company Limited
SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited
JWD InfoLogistics Public Company Limited
TMBThanachart Public Company Limited
CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited
TMB Asset Management Co., Ltd. and Thanachart Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Eastspring Asset Management (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (after amalgamation))
Krungthai Bank Public Company Limited
Krungthai Bank Public Company Limited
Krungthai Bank Public Company Limited
CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited

Work highlights

Advised Capital Nomura Securities Public Company Limited, CGS-CIMB Securities (Thailand) Company Limited, Finansa Securities Limited, Kiatnakin Phatra Securities Public Company Limited Krungsri Securities Public Company Limited as well as Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Macquarie Capital Securities (Singapore) Pte. Limited and Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. as a Thai legal counsel in the initial public offering of 2,384,318,900 shares of Thai Life Insurance PCL under Regulation S and Rule 144A with a value of THB 37bn.
Advised Betagro Public Company Limited, as the issuer's Thai law counsel on its IPO in Thailand and outside of Thailand under Regulation S and Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act. The IPO raised Bt 20bn (approximately, $530m), including the over-allotment portion.
Advised SCG JWD Logistics Public Company Limited (formerly known as JWD InfoLogistics Public Company Limited (JWD)), one of the largest logistics companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, on its merger transaction with SCG Logistics Management Co., Ltd. (SCGL), a subsidiary of Siam Cement Public Company Limited’s (SCC), by way of share swap, and private placement, with a transaction value of THB 19bn.