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Weerawong C&P

Banking & Finance

Band 3

Thailand

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What the team is known for

Weerawong C&P is a full-service firm able to provide assistance to clients with acquisition and real estate finance, especially acting for borrowers. Also often represents international banks on financing transactions in Thailand. Adept at handling project and infrastructure finance, as well as Thai banking regulatory issues, for clients from sectors such as telecommunications, energy and retail. Regular clients include Rabobank, Bangkok Bank and United Overseas Bank.

Strengths

A market source comments that Weerawong C&P is "good at representing corporates" in lending transactions.

Work highlights

Weerawong C&P acted for Northern Bangkok Monorail on a USD1.7 billion facility agreement for the development and construction of BTS Mass Transit Pink Line.

Notable practitioners

Weerawong Chittmittrapap is the firm's key point of contact.

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Overview

Weerawong C&P advises banks, borrowers and other clients on all aspects of banking and finance in the Asia Pacific region, including structuring, negotiating and documenting transactions that involve bank lending, project financing, and acquisition financing.

We are a leading law firm in Thailand due to the depth of our local expertise, the commercial benefits achieved for clients, and our ability to work with the best law firms in the region to provide premium services in cross-border transactions.

Recent transactions include:

Thai Beverage USD 5 billion financing for the acquisition of a stake in SABECO, the largest acquisition financing deal in Thailand and Vietnam to date
BSR JV USD 1.9 billion financing for the new monorail systems in Thailand
Berli Jucker financing for the €3.2 billion acquisition, THB 88 billion tender offer facilities and THB 88 billion refinancing for a stake in Big C Supercenter
Green Earth Power financing for the largest solar power plant in Minbu, Myanmar