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ABNR Counsellors at Law Offices
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Ms Chandrawati Dewi
Position
Partner
Career
Dewi, who was made partner on 1 January 2009, focuses her practice on mergers & acquisitions (M&A), foreign direct investment (FDI), competition/antitrust, and capital markets.
In M&A and FDI, she advises high-end domestic and international clients operating in various sectors including agriculture & plantations, trading, multi-level-marketing, automotive and groundside aviation. She has particular experience working with clients from South Korea, China, US and EU. Last year, she was joint head of the ABNR team that handled Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia assets, the largest deal ever of its kind in the region. In addition, she jointly led the team that worked on the Indonesian aspects of Global Infrastructure Partners’ USD 5 billion acquisition of Equis Energy, the largest renewable energy deal ever.
She is also head of ABNR’s competition/antitrust practice, where she focuses on cartel, dominant-position, and merger-control matters for multinational clients and international and regional law firms, including advising on deal structuring to avoid triggering mandatory post-notification. With the Indonesian Competition Authority (KPPU) now actively monitoring the impacts of overseas MCA transactions on the Indonesian market, she is increasingly called on to advise on foreign-to-foreign deals. In addition, she has provided compliance training to a number of major multinational companies. She recently advised on the competition aspects of South Korea-based LG International’s acquisition of two Indonesian palm oil companies.
In capital markets, she specializes in offshore debt and equity offerings by Indonesian companies and multinational corporations with operations in Indonesia. She led the ABNR team that handled Indonesian state-owned energy company PT Pertamina (Persero)’s issuance of USD 750 million of 6.5% Senior Notes due 2048 that were listed on the Singapore Exchange in November 2018. She is currently advising an Indonesian state-sponsored infrastructure finance company and a number of Indonesian banks on capital-markets transactions involving bond and right issues, and private placements.
Dewi is recommended for corporate and M&A, capital markets, and antitrust and competition by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019, and is recognized by Vantage Asia / Asia Business Law Journal as one of Indonesia’s top-100 lawyers.
Languages
Indonesian and English.
Memberships
Indonesian Bar Association; PERADI (Indonesian Advocates Association); AKHI (Association of Indonesian Legal Consultants).
Education
LLB, Parahyangan Catholic University.
Lawyer Rankings
Indonesia > Antitrust and competition
(Leading individuals)ABNR Counsellors at Law advises on the full scope of antitrust and competition work. The firm has a solid track record in assisting multinational companies, with particular strength in handling merger control mandates. Chandrawati Dewi is a key practitioner in the group for representing clients in cases involving cartels, merger control issues, and dominant positions, and is also handling increasing number of foreign-to-foreign deals, also an area of expertise for foreign counsel Gustaaf Reerink, who is equally adept at advising on pricing cases. Agus Ahadi Deradjat is well versed in representing TMT sector entities. Bilal Anwari was promoted to partner in January 2023.
Indonesia > Capital markets
ABNR Counsellors at Law can cover a wide range of work relating to domestic and offshore debt and equity offerings, working with insurers and underwriters in IPOs, secondary offerings, private placements, and debt offerings. The firm has an established capacity to handle work relating to the shipping and finance sectors, and a track record in handling cross-border mandates relating to the Indonesian market. Chandrawati Dewi heads up this work, specialising in offshore debt and equity offerings by both national and multinational clients, and is able to draw upon the capital markets expertise of other notable lawyers Rita Taufik, Theodoor Bakker, Ayik Candrawulan Gunadi, Nafis Adwani, Freddy Karyadi, and the recently promoted Maher Sasongko, who was made partner in January 2023.
Indonesia > Corporate and M&A
ABNR Counsellors at Law advises a range of domestic and multinational clients on all aspects of M&A transactions, leveraging the firm’s competition capabilities to assist with compliance issues, while also providing a much wider corporate offering. The firm has a particularly strong track record in foreign investment into the Indonesian market, and is well placed to assist both international investors and major Indonesian companies in respect of these transactions. Agus Ahadi Deradjat heads up the team, with a practice that cuts across M&A, FDI, and TMT. He has a deep bench to draw upon, including Emir Nurmansyah, Rita Taufik, Ayik Candrawulan Gunadi, Chandrawati Dewi, Nurdin Adiwibowo, Freddy Karyadi, Monic Devina, and foreign counsel Gustaaf Reerink.
Lawyer Rankings
- Antitrust and competition Indonesia
- Leading individuals Indonesia > Antitrust and competition
- Capital markets Indonesia
- Corporate and M&A Indonesia
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Aviation
- Banking and finance
- IT, Telecoms and Fintech
- Labour and employment
- Projects and energy
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Shipping