Corporate & Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Thailand
Band 1
Contact number
+852 2912 2500Chambers Review
Latham & Watkins is well versed in a wide range of corporate and finance legal matters and is able to provide leadership on Thailand-related deals from its Singapore and Hong Kong offices. The team regularly serves leading Thai corporates and international financial institutions on equity and debt issuances and M&A, often advising on deals in the energy, finance, and food and beverage sectors. It often assists Thai corporates with outbound investments. Clients include Thai Oil, Charoen Pokphand Foods and Betagro.
Work Highlights
- Latham & Watkins acted for the underwriters on the IPO of Thai Life Insurance, worth USD1 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Latham & Watkins has a deep understanding of legal points and is able to explain technicalities in commercial terms. The team is very strong in transaction management and able to manage complex situations."
"They have an ability to spot issues and provide solutions."
"Latham & Watkins has a deep understanding of legal points and is able to explain technicalities in commercial terms. The team is very strong in transaction management and able to manage complex situations."
"They have an ability to spot issues and provide solutions."
Notable Practitioners
Posit Laohaphan is based in Hong Kong and regularly acts for leading Thai and international corporates on big-ticket M&A and capital market transactions in Thailand.
"We rate Posit very highly. He is very switched-on and gets what we need."