The capital markets practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is active in M&A transactions relating to digital platforms, fin-tech, and cryptocurrency. Another area of focus for the practice is the deregulation of cannabis cultivation and sale. Stephen Bennett sits at the head of the practice and frequently advises on M&A and capital markets transactions, notably in the telecommunications and fin-tech sectors. Somruetai Noppornprom supports the practice with her expertise in fin-tech and financial services M&A transactions. Tanagorn Thimasarn has extensive experience handling large-scale telecommunications M&A transactions.
Key clients
- UBS Group AG
- KKR & Co. Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising UBS Group AG as local Thai counsel on its merger with Credit Suisse Group AG and the merger/integration and consolidation of Credit Suisse Group AG’s local Thai operations, including Credit Suisse Securities (Thailand) Limited, into UBS Group AG, including all regulatory approvals required from the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission, the Bank of Thailand and the Trade Competition Commission.
- Acted as local Thai counsel to KKR & Co. Inc. in its acquisition of a 20% stake in Singtel’s regional data centre business, which included data centres in Thailand.