Capital Markets - Indonesia
What the team is known for
Makes & Partners is a premier capital markets law group, predominantly acting for leading Indonesian corporates on both debt and equity offerings. The team regularly handles big-ticket IPOs, rights issues and bond offerings, advising clients from numerous sectors including real estate and telecoms. The firm's senior lawyers are recognised by commentators for their longstanding experience and Indonesian market connections. Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Golden Energy Mines and Soechi Lines are clients.
Strengths
"Makes & Partners is especially valuable in terms of ensuring attention and timely responsiveness of the team."
"The firm has deep market understanding and is well versed about the risks and pitfalls."
Work highlights
Makes & Partners advised Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia on the acquisition of 94.03% shares in Solusi Tunas Pratama, which included advice on capital markets regulations.
Notable practitioners
Yozua Makes is one of Indonesia's pre-eminent capital markets law experts. He is best known for advising on initial public offerings in Indonesia, particularly those in highly regulated industries.
Iwan Setiawan is an established capital markets lawyer in Indonesia. He continues to be highly active handling IPOs, rights issues and bond offerings.
Bernardus Billy's practice focuses on domestic and international debt issuances in Indonesia, including medium-term notes and senior notes. He frequently acts for issuers. "Bernardus is authoritative and has a deep market understanding."