The Capital Law Office

Partners: Chatri Trakulmanenate, Paradorn Leosakul, Pakdee Paknara, Patraporn Milindasuta, Thanasak Chanyapoon, Haruethai Boonklomjit, Karnpitcha Kongkiattiwong, Patcharaporn Pootranon

Number of Partners: 6

Number of Lawyers: more than 30 lawyers, including 2 counsels

Languages: English, Thai 

Firm Overview: The Capital Law Office is an independent and well recognized law firm. As one of the leading law firm, focuses on Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions and Tax, the firm offers a full range of high quality and professional legal services with partners’ deep understanding of clients’ businesses and needs as well as regulatory and market practice.

Main Areas of Practice:  

Capital Markets: 4 partners, 12 fee earners

The Capital Markets team is recognized as premier in Thailand and across Southeast Asia for the depth of its lawyers’ regulatory expertise, the team’s solutions-oriented and innovative approach, and for the broad range of the team’s sector knowledge. Lawyers represent issuers and underwriters on domestic and cross-border issuance of equity, equity-linked products, debt instruments and derivatives ─ particularly excelling in complex, first-of-a-kind transactions. The team consistently demonstrates insight into the business needs, challenges and legislative issues impacting clients in key industries in Thailand and surrounding countries, i.e.; private equity, Information Communications Technology (ICT), high-value manufacturing, energy, retail, petrochemicals, banking and finance, securities, insurance, engineering, healthcare, real estate, mass transport, food and beverage. Our lawyers are also sought out given their longstanding experience in offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act.

Longstanding experience with leading international and domestic clients on benchmark Thailand/cross-border transactions: DEBT– Canopus International Ltd., a Mauritius entity andIndorama Ventures Plc. (IVL), Thailand’s largest integrated polyester producer and world’s second largest PET producer, on issuance/sale of zero coupon secured exchangeable bonds by Canopus, exchangeable into ordinary shares of IVL outside the U.S. under Rule 144A/Regulation S under U.S. Securities Act. The bonds were listed on the SGX. EQUITY– Central Retail Corporation Plc. on Thailand’s largest equity IPO by market value capitalization to date, valued at USD2.595B.

Key Clients: Central Retail Corporation, Indorama Ventures Plc., Central Group, Indorama Ventures Plc., BTS Group Holdings Plc., VGI Global Media Plc., King Power Group, Thanachart Capital Plc., Malee Sampran Plc., Amarin Printing and Publishing Plc.

Contacts: Chatri Trakulmanenate, Paradorn Leosakul, Patraporn Milindasuta

Tel: +66 2633 9088

Email: [email protected], paradorn@ thecapitallaw.com, [email protected]

M&A: 6 partners, 13 fee earners

The Capital Law M&A team has extensive experience in advising leading corporate clients, particularly those listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). Expertise includes acting for private companies, domestic and foreign, on ground-breaking and innovative transactions, including share and asset acquisitions/disposals, Real Estate Investment Trust, tender offers, reverse takeovers, joint ventures, amalgamations, and corporate restructurings including tax advice and restruturing. The firm is equally well recognized for advising sellers and purchasers on complex, cross-border M&A transactions. Sector expertise is broad, with this legal team having in-depth understanding of the special issues, business trends and legislation involved in key industries in Thailand and across Southeast Asia. i.e.: retail, financial services, aviation, insurance, energy, petrochemical, healthcare, media, real estate, hospitality, and F&B.

Long-standing experience with leading international clients and international transactions: Significant examples: CVC Capital Partners, British private equity organization on the acquisition of a 50% stake in Ngern Tid Lor Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Ayudhya, with a transaction value of USD 252M; Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited, PBHD Limited, and COL Public Company Limited (“COL”) in acquiring all shares in COL, with a transaction value of approximately USD 406.45 million.

Consistently meeting/exceeding client expectations: Focus on clients’ timeframe for deal structuring / closing – met without fail, notwithstanding unique time constraints. Significant example: Mizuho Asia Partners Pte. Ltd. and KKP Securities Public Company Limited for their share acquisition in ISS Facility Services Company Limited, with a transaction value of approximately USD 112.9 million, The Government Savings Bank in its joint venture in Fast Money Company Limited with Srisawad Corporation Public Company Limited, with a transaction value of approximately USD 49.98 million, and Coalition Capital Partner Pte. Ltd. In its acquisition of shares in international school business, with a transaction value of Baht 488 Million.

Key Clients: Indorama Ventures Plc., Central Group, BTS Group Holdings Plc., VGI Global Media Plc., CVC Capital Partners, Government Saving Bank, Bangkok Ranch Plc., Summit Auto Seats Group, 9 Basil Co., Ltd.

Contacts: Chatri Trakulmanenate, Paradorn Leosakul, Pakdee Paknara. Patraporn Milindasuta, Thanasak Chanyapoon

Tel: +66 2633 9088

Email: [email protected], paradorn@ thecapitallaw.com, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]