Corporate/M&A
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Thailand
Band 1
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Provided by Linklaters
Our Corporate Department services include mergers and acquisitions, internal corporate restructuring of group companies and providing advice on corporate matters to leading Thai and international public and private companies.
Linklaters is the go-to firm for the most challenging, complex and ground-breaking Corporate/M&A transactions in Thailand. Through the reputation we have established over the past 20 years in Thailand, we attract high-profile work from internationally renowned, global companies as well as from Thailand’s largest corporates involving both domestic and cross-border M&As.
We are best known for delivering the highest quality work across the broadest platform. A large number of our lawyers, particularly our senior members, have international experience. We offer an extensive network that links our Bangkok office with colleagues from around the world, providing clients with the global reach and expertise needed to get their deals done.
The scope of our services, combined with our specialist sector knowledge, hands-on experience of laws and regulations and our good working relationships with key government authorities provide a real advantage in the market.
We are recognised as the leading firm for M&A transactions in various sectors including financial services, insurance, telecommunications, FinTech, real estate, retail, foods & beverage, healthcare, energy, chemical and infrastructure.
Chambers Review
Linklaters' highly accomplished corporate law group advises on inbound and outbound deals for leading Thai and global clients. The team handles high-value M&A, joint ventures, private equity deals and company restructurings, acting in industries such as retail, energy, TMT and insurance. The firm leverages its international network to advise on regional transactions.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters (Thailand) advise Swire Pacific and its wholly-owned subsidiary Swire Coca-Cola, through the latter’s wholly-owned subsidiary Swire Beverages (South East Asia), on entering into definitive agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and ThaiNamthip Corporation to form a strategic bottling alliance in north ASEAN, including Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Linklaters is super efficient. It provides a thorough and deep analysis of the questions posed, as well as a super rapid turnaround of the requests. All members of the team are highly knowledgeable."
"The team's determination to find a solution is really impressive. Linklaters' experience is invaluable, and its service levels and responsiveness are above our expectations."
"Its team members have a variety of expertise across several areas of M&A transactions. Its lawyers can also manage their work among the team well too, and they are available when you reach out."
"Linklaters is super efficient. It provides a thorough and deep analysis of the questions posed, as well as a super rapid turnaround of the requests. All members of the team are highly knowledgeable."
"The team's determination to find a solution is really impressive. Linklaters' experience is invaluable, and its service levels and responsiveness are above our expectations."
"Its team members have a variety of expertise across several areas of M&A transactions. Its lawyers can also manage their work among the team well too, and they are available when you reach out."
Notable Practitioners
Wilailuk Okanurak is highly respected in Thailand's corporate legal circles. She regularly advises clients on complex M&A in the retail, telecoms and energy sectors.
"Wilailuk Okanurak is at the top of her class as a lawyer and legal consultant."
"I am inspired by the amount of effort she puts into everything she does for our project."
Sutthipong Koohasaneh is a well-recognised lawyer in the corporate market. He handles M&A deals across a broad range of industries, including finance, insurance, retail, energy and technology, and he also assists with antitrust issues.
"Sutthipong Koohasaneh is a top lawyer in town for his M&A practice."
"He is very detailed and thorough, and is helpful on walking us through the Thai law aspects of transaction agreements. He is very calm, tactful and thorough."
Pichitpon Eammongkolchai is a well-respected lawyer in Bangkok's corporate legal market. He has solid expertise in financing, private equity and M&A matters, often handling transactions in the retail and real estate sectors.
Ranked Lawyers at
Linklaters
Thailand