Corporate/M&A
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Thailand
Band 2
About
Provided by Chandler MHM Limited
Chandler MHM has a highly experienced Corporate and M&A practice group, recognized for the scope of its legal expertise, and the caliber and industry range of its clients. The group acts for multinationals and large, local corporates on transactions involving Thailand’s and Southeast Asia’s key industry sectors, including energy and natural resources, petrochemicals, automotive, food and beverages, logistics, retail, property and high‐value manufacturing.
The group advises on public and private M&A, bilateral and competitive bidding share sales and purchases, amalgamation, entire business transfers (EBT), business/asset acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign direct investments, private equity investments, corporate group restructurings and reorganizations. We also assist clients with compliance and regulatory matters in the areas such as antitrust, data protection and anti‐bribery.
The group also handles corporate registration and secretarial work for Thai companies, applications for Board of Investment (“BOI”) promotions and foreign business licenses, registration of branch offices of foreign corporations, representative offices, regional offices and applications for US Treaty protection.
Chambers Review
Chandler MHM is well-regarded for providing high-quality legal services, with deep knowledge of the local corporate market in Thailand. It covers a range of sectors including manufacturing, energy and technology. The team handles a cross-section of M&A, joint ventures and private equity deals. The firm frequently acts for prominent international companies investing in Thailand, as well as advising domestic clients. It maintains a reputation for assisting Japanese clients, strengthened by its association with Mori Hamada & Matsumoto.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chandler MHM Limited's expertise truly stands out at an excellent level. The firm is incredibly insightful. It also consistently provides exceptional and timely support."
"The entire team is equally supportive and proactive. Its lawyers consistently demonstrate excellent time management skills, ensuring that all tasks and deadlines are met promptly and efficiently."
"The firm showed a deep understanding of the commercial matters, not only to our key business, but also to a variety of other business initiatives."
"Chandler MHM Limited's expertise truly stands out at an excellent level. The firm is incredibly insightful. It also consistently provides exceptional and timely support."
"The entire team is equally supportive and proactive. Its lawyers consistently demonstrate excellent time management skills, ensuring that all tasks and deadlines are met promptly and efficiently."
"The firm showed a deep understanding of the commercial matters, not only to our key business, but also to a variety of other business initiatives."
Notable Practitioners
Arkrapol Pichedvanichok is well-regarded lawyer who leads the corporate/M&A department. He handlesM&A and private equity transactions across various sectors, for Thai and international clients.
"Arkrapol Pichedvanichok is all about making the goals clear, and then rolling his sleeves up and doing whatever it takes to help me deliver the deal successfully."
Nuanporn Wechsuwanarux hasextensive coverage of transactional mandates in a range of industries in the Thai market, including retail, energy and technology.
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