
Ira A Eddymurthy
About
Provided by Ira A Eddymurthy
Practice Areas
Banking and finance, including project finance, capital markets, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions, insurance law, oil and gas law, tax law
Career
Ira A. Eddymurthy is a founding partner of SSEK Legal Consultants and one of Indonesia’s most experienced and highly regarded lawyers. She has more than three decades of experience advising multinationals and domestic companies on Indonesia’s complex regulatory environment.
Chambers & Partners quotes clients praising Ira’s “sophisticated knowledge of Indonesian law” and “comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the commercial aims of clients.”
Ira is recognized by legal directories as one of Indonesia’s top banking, capital markets and M&A lawyers. She was named to the Asian Legal Business 2021 list of Asia's Top 15 Women Lawyers and is included in the Asia Business Law Journal A-List of Indonesia’s Top 100 lawyers.
Ira was a featured speaker at the 2017 US-Indonesia Women’s CEO Summit in Washington, DC, which brought together C-Suite women from Indonesia and the United States for a "series of lively, open, and uniquely personal conversations on how they did it, how they do it and how they are planning for the future."
Professional Memberships
• Member of the Indonesian Advocates Association (Peradi) and leads the International Division of Peradi
• Licensed as an Indonesian capital markets legal consultant
• Panel of arbitrators at the Indonesian National Board of Arbitration (Badan Arbitrase Nasional Indonesia or BANI).
• International Bar Association
• Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and represented the Indonesian jurisdiction of the IPBA from 2002-2008
Publications
• Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising in Indonesia
• Indonesia’s New Personal Data Protection Law and the Impact on M&A Transactions
• Doing Business in Indonesia
• Establishing a Business in Indonesia
• Insurance and Reinsurance in Indonesia
• The Comparative Guide on Cryptocurrency Legislations & Guidelines 2022
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Indonesia
Languages Spoken
English – Full professional proficiency
Indonesian – Native/bilingual
Work Highlights
• Advised PT Indosat Tbk on the establishment of a data center joint venture with Indosat subsidiary PT Aplikanusa Lintasarta and BDx Asia Data Center Holdings Pte. Ltd.
• Assisted Restaurant Brands Asia Limited, a listed Indian company that operates major F&B brands, as Indonesian counsel in the acquisition of a controlling stake in PT Sari Burger Indonesia, the franchisee of Burger King in Indonesia.
• Advised on the formation of the Indonesian Oil and Gas Holding SOE, a US$ 4 billion deal that resulted in the creation of Indonesia’s largest state-owned holding company.
• Represented Pertamina in negotiations with Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance over a strategic partnership for the development of Indonesia’s petrochemical industry.
• Acted for Pertamina International Shipping in connection with its energy transportation cooperation with a Japanese shipping company.
• Advised Exxon Natuna on regulatory issues pertaining to a multibillion-dollar oil and gas development.
• Acted for Gesit Companies, a diversified Indonesian conglomerate that operates in the property, trading and services, manufacturing and natural resources sectors, in a transaction with MEA Commercial Holdings, a leading Singapore holding company that focuses on real estate investments.
• Advised Malaysian investment holding company RII Holdings Sdn Bhd on its acquisition of a substantial equity interest in leading Indonesian logistics company PT Pandu Siwi Sentosa.
• Assisted a bidder, a multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Singapore, with its contemplated acquisition of a controlling stake in one of Indonesia’s largest banks by assets.
• Acted for the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility in its role as guarantor in the issuance of two tranches of medium-term notes.
Education
University of Indonesia
Bachelor of Laws
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Visiting scholar
Awards
Women Leaders
IFLR1000
2022
Best Lawyers - Asia
IFLR
2022
A-List: Indonesia's Top 100 Laywers
Asia Business Law Journal
2022
Recommended Lawyer - In-House Counsel Choice
Hukumonline
2022
Leading Women in Business Law - Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A
Expert Guides (Legal Media Group)
2022
Global Leader - Banking & Finance (Indonesia)
Who's Who Legal
2022
Global Leader - Energy - Oil & Gas (Indonesia)
Who's Who Legal
2022
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Asian Legal Business
2017
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Ira Eddymurthy is a highly experienced lawyer in Indonesia. Her clients include Indonesian conglomerates, state-owned companies and multinationals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ira leads a team of very seasoned and practical lawyers at SSEK who work seamlessly."
"Ira leads a team of very seasoned and practical lawyers at SSEK who work seamlessly."
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by SSEK Law Firm
SSEK Advises IDX-Listed Indo Kordsa on Merger
SSEK advised PT Indo Kordsa Tbk on the successful merger with its subsidiary, PT Indo Kordsa Polyester. Indo Kordsa, the surviving company in the merger, is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
SSEK Advises Indosat on $300m Data Center JV with BDx
With an estimated value of $300 million, this reportedly would be one of the largest foreign investments in the data center sector in Indonesia.
SSEK Acts for Indonesian Conglomerate in Acquisition by Singapore Holding Company
SSEK acted for a diversified Indonesian conglomerate that operates in the property, trading and services, manufacturing and natural resources sectors, in a transaction with MEA Commercial Holdings Pte. Ltd. (MEACH), a leading Singapore holding company.
SSEK Advises IDX-Listed Indo Kordsa on Merger
SSEK advised PT Indo Kordsa Tbk on the successful merger with its subsidiary, PT Indo Kordsa Polyester. Indo Kordsa, the surviving company in the merger, is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
SSEK Advises Indosat on $300m Data Center JV with BDx
With an estimated value of $300 million, this reportedly would be one of the largest foreign investments in the data center sector in Indonesia.
SSEK Acts for Indonesian Conglomerate in Acquisition by Singapore Holding Company
SSEK acted for a diversified Indonesian conglomerate that operates in the property, trading and services, manufacturing and natural resources sectors, in a transaction with MEA Commercial Holdings Pte. Ltd. (MEACH), a leading Singapore holding company.
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