Corporate & Finance (International Firms)
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Indonesia
Band 1
Contact number
+6566925700Chambers Review
Linklaters has a market-leading practice in Indonesia across a range of legal practice areas, demonstrating strength across banking and finance, capital markets, corporate issues, debt restructuring and dispute resolution. The practice offers further expertise in project finance work, spanning the power, technology, mining and infrastructure spheres. Linklaters especially draws on its team in Singapore, while also offering its clients local law advice through an association with Widyawan & Partners. Indonesia Investment Authority, Centratama Telekomunikasi and L Catterton Asia Advisors are notable clients.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters advised Macquarie Asset Management, via Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 3, as part of a consortium on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Bersama Digital Infrastructure.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Linklaters are able to distil complex matters and keep deals moving, and are fully plugged in across the market."
"We continue to use them because they have very good responsiveness and turnaround time, and they know the materials and the market."
"Linklaters are able to distil complex matters and keep deals moving, and are fully plugged in across the market."
"We continue to use them because they have very good responsiveness and turnaround time, and they know the materials and the market."
Notable Practitioners
Amit Singh is based in Singapore and comes highly recommended by market sources for his expertise in debt capital markets in South-East Asia and in particular Indonesia. He acts for issuers and financiers.
"He is very approachable, thoughtful and takes on challenges which may be unforeseen. He is fantastic to work with."
"He is a subject matter expert who is commercial, practical and always responsive."
Sophie Mathur is a well-established lawyer in the Singapore M&A market, with a history of handling Indonesian transactions. Her expertise in this market includes activity in the banking sector.
"She is a great lawyer, who is always on 100% focus and is the commercial and legal expert that we trust."
Philip Badge often assists arrangers and lenders with a broad range of loan facilities, including acquisition and bridge finance in Indonesia. He is based in Singapore and heads Linklaters' Asia banking practice.