Described by clients as the ‘best team for REIT’ transactions, Chandler Mori Hamada Limited excels in property investment and development matters. The group is jointly led by Tananan Thammakiat, who specialises in REIT and real estate M&A transactions, Susumu Hanawa, whose expertise lies in real estate funds and finance, Koonlacha Charungkit-anant, who excels in matters involving licensing and permitting issues, Seiji Akimoto and Pranee Klinratana.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has strong capabilities in the real estate sector in Thailand as well as in-depth knowledge of the capital markets to advise clients efficiently. The collaboration within their teams is seamless and well-coordinated.’

  • ‘Tananan Thammakiat has invaluable experience in the real estate sector with good client engagement. They are extremely hardworking and adhere strictly even to very tight deadlines during a deal process. Her team takes the initiative to offer innovative solutions to clients.’

  • ‘The team that assisted us in many projects and is very attentive to our company's work. Their flexibility when working with us made everything go smoothly.’

  • ‘Tananan Thammakiat has always delivered remarkable work. Her experience in the industry and negotiation skills helped us finish our work perfectly.'

  • ‘CMHM did great work for us. Excellent knowledge and understanding of the deal and structure, compliance with the law and regulations, good suggestions for making the deal smooth. CMHM is the best team for REIT work.'

Key clients

  • CapitaLand
  • GS E&C Development (Thailand) Limited
  • INET Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (INETREIT)
  • KTBST Mixed Freehold and Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust
  • N.C.C. Management and Development Co., Ltd.
  • Prospect Logistics and Industrial Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust
  • Sotetsu Real Estate Co., Ltd.
  • Tokyo Tatemono Asia Pte. Ltd.
  • WHA Industrial Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (WHAIR)

Work highlights

  • Acting for INET in its first capital increase for the purpose of additional asset acquisition in the INET-IDC3 project.
  • Acted for GS E&C Development (Thailand) Limited in its joint venture with Major Development PLC in a large condominium project in Bangkok (Maru Chula).
  • Advised CapitaLand on a joint venture with Pruksa Holding PCL, known as Omega Logistic Campus Company Limited (OLC), to develop a smart logistics warehouse project in Samut Prakarn province.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tananan Thammakiat, Susumu Hanawa, Seiji Akimoto, Pranee Klinratana, Koonlacha Charungkit-anant

Other key lawyers

Nathee Silacharoen