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ABNR Counsellors at Law
GRAHA CIMB NIAGA, 24TH FLOOR
JL JENDERAL SUDIRMAN KAV 58
JAKARTA 12190
Indonesia

Position

Partner

Career

Nurdin, who joined ABNR in 2000 and was made partner in 2012, focuses his practice on project finance & development, banking & finance, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), foreign direct investment (FDI) and aviation.

Recent highlights of his work include acting for Bank of China for its USD 153 million loan to finance a satellite procurement by PT Palapa Satelit Nusa Sejahtera; BNP Paribas for its USD 100 million loan to Ireland-based Wafu Aviation; and ABN Amro Bank for the First Amendment of its USD 200 million Uncommitted Facility Letter to PT Pertamina (Persero), which increased the facility to USD 400 million.

He also advised PT Badjradaya Sentranusa, the project company for the USD 310-million Asahan hydro power plant, on a change in its internal ownership structure.

He is currently busy on a ground-breaking “green/gender-aware” loan by an international financing institution to an Indonesian state-owned bank, the proceeds of which will be on-lent to women-owned businesses and green development projects.

In the M&A arena, he is presently representing the sellers in their planned disposal of a majority interest in a well-known Indonesian heavy-industry company to a local private-equity house. In addition, he is acting for a blue-chip European manufacturer of power-sector equipment for the sale of part of its Indonesian business to another European company.

A member of PERADI (Indonesian Advocates Association); AKHI (Association of Indonesian Legal Consultants); and HKHPM (Indonesian Capital Market Legal Consultants Association), Nurdin holds an LL.M in international business law from the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

He also regularly lectures in project finance in the University of Indonesia’s master’s degree program in law.

Nurdin is ranked as a “Distinguished Practitioner” for banking & finance by Asialaw, and as a “Notable Practitioner” for capital markets by IFLR 1000, and is recommended for banking & finance, aviation and IT & telecoms by Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

Languages

English, Indonesia

Lawyer Rankings

Indonesia > Projects and energy

ABNR Counsellors at Law‘s projects team acts for clients in PPP projects concerning powerplants, rail systems, infrastructure, oil and gas, telecoms, and petrochemical plants. Its clients include finance parties, developers and sponsors. The firm is well-experienced in working with the Indonesian government and has acted for state-sponsored agencies and state-owned enterprises, including port management companies. Emir Nurmansayah has been involved in some of the country’s most significant projects in recent years, including recent power plant projects. Serafina Muryanti is recommended for advising lenders and sponsors on regulatory issues and risk analyses related to project financing. Ayik Candrawulan Gunadi and Nurdin Adiwibowo are also noted.

Indonesia > Banking and finance

ABNR Counsellors at Law‘s diverse offering in the banking and finance space includes advising on the full range of onshore and offshore financing work, as well as syndicated and bilateral lending transactions, securitizations, structure finance and leveraged and acquisition finance. Fintech work and project finance are other key areas of focus for the team, which represents clients from a broad range of sectors, with particular strength in the e-commerce and energy sectors. Emir Nurmansyah heads the practice, bringing particular expertise in marine financing work. The department has deep bench strength, with key practitioners including Rita Taufik and Monic Devina, both well known for handling banking M&A deals; Ayik Candrawulan Gunadi, Nurdin Adiwibowo, and Serafina Muryanti, a quartet of project finance experts; Ammalia Putri, who focuses on regulatory and compliance work in the space; and Maher Sasongko.

Indonesia > Aviation

ABNR Counsellors at Law advises clients across the full range of financing, leasing, and aviation-related projects, with the firm’s more recent focus being in advising lessors, manufacturers, and related vendors on major restructuring and insolvency mandates in the aviation sector. Drawing on the firm’s strengths across corporate, finance, and disputes, the team is well-placed to advise its predominantly lessor and financing clients on the full range of their aviation-related work. The highly experienced Emir Nurmansayah, whose work cuts across financing, lease agreements, and insolvency-related matters, leads on the firm’s work in this space. He works alongside foreign counsel Gustaaf Reerink, whose broad practice is deployed to handle aviation issues on behalf of international firms; and Nurdin Adiwibowo, who uses his financial expertise to assist his aviation clients on financing and sale transactions. Senior associate Reynard Kevin Munando is also a key contact for aviation work.

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 KaryadiMonic Devina, and foreign counsel Gustaaf Reerink.

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