Linklaters counts both domestic and international private and public companies in its roster, advising on high-profile M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructuring, alongside the full gamut of corporate matters. Wilailuk Okanurak steers the practice, with Pichitpon Eammongkolchai bolstering the team with his notable experience in the retail, consumer and real estate industries. Another key contact in the group is Sutthipong Koohasaneh, whose vast experience includes takeovers, foreign investment and trade competition issues, while Wanwisar Nakarat is particularly active in the petrochemical, energy and infrastructure sectors. Pornpan Chayasuntorn has recently assisted clients with the sale of indirect shareholdings as well as group restructuring. Counsel Sonya Kalnin is another name to note in the practice.
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Key clients
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Work highlights
- Advised True Corporation Public Company Limited (True) on its amalgamation with Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (dtac) to create a new telecom-tech company (which maintains its name as True) whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand with the total asset value of approximately $22.6bn.
- Advised Citi on the sale of its five consumer banking businesses in Southeast Asia. The transactions include the sale of Citi’s consumer banking businesses in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam to United Overseas Bank and its consumer banking business in the Philippines to Union Bank of the Philippines.