Thanthip & Partners' strong relationships with leading Thai clients are what help the firm to land some major mandates in the M&A and capital markets arenas. Clients have the highest praise for the way the firm values clients and helps them achieve their objectives....
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Thanthip & Partners' strong relationships with leading Thai clients are what help the firm to land some major mandates in the M&A and capital markets arenas. Clients have the highest praise for the way the firm values clients and helps them achieve their objectives.
One client compliments lead partner Thanathip Pichedvanichok by saying: "He and his team have a very good commercial business sense, which allows them to deliver top quality service and provide sound advice to clients and banks."
Another client speaks to the broader strength of the firm's talent base, showing that Thanathip & Partners is certainly not a one-man band. "Thanathip and his team are very knowledgeable and professional. It doesn't matter who I speak to, as I'll always get accurate information and sound advice."
Equity capital markets mandates have been notoriously slow in coming this past year, but Thanathip's practice seems to have gotten a large share of the IPO deals that were available. For example, Thanathip's team recently advised Symphony Communication in its Thailand IPO. The Bt 634 million ($21 million) offering from the leading premium fibre optics and network equipment provider represented the first time that a high speed communication company was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
In November 2010, Thanathip's capital markets partners also represented Nation International Edutainment (NINE) on its IPO and listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The Thai publishing company is involved in distribution operations and publication for pocket books and overseas newspapers and magazines.
The team has also been busy on the M&A front, advising on cross-border and domestic transactions with Thai companies. The firm's M&A lawyers recently represented leading financial services and investment banking institution OSK Group in its attempt to acquire approximately a Bt1 billion 48.9% interest in BFIT Securities from Bangkok First Investment & Trust. The deal was the first strategic investment done by Malaysia and Asia-based OSK group in Thailand.
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