Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer houses a particularly active projects and energy practice, demonstrating heavy involvement in matters involving oil refineries, road infrastructure and renewable power. The 'outstanding' Matthew Goerke focuses on M&A mandates, strategic multi-jurisdictional divestments and joint venture partnerships. Dhani Maulana Pattinggi regularly navigates Indonesia’s evolving regulatory landscape, assisting both foreign and state-owned clients with due diligence, design build contract (DBC) schemes and compliance. Together with David Dawborn, they form the practice's leadership team. Aditya Rachman is a name to note for his mining expertise.
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- 'Mr. Matthew Goerke has supported us with his professionalism and ability to provide the proper legal opinion for us.'
- ‘They have an outstanding foreign counsel who possesses extensive knowledge and experience. Under him, they thoroughly understand clients’ needs and provide precise, reliable advice.’
- ‘Matthew Goerke is the best foreign counsel in this field. To the best of my knowledge, he is truly number one in Indonesia. His precise and to-the-point advice is always reliable.'
Work highlights
Advised Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) on divestment of a majority stake in two Indonesian toll roads to ADIA and APG with an enterprise value of approximately US$1.3 billion.
Advised Sumitomo Metal Mining on its mandatory foreign divestment of a controlling stake in Vale Indonesia, together with Vale Canada and in cooperation with MIND-ID (the Indonesian mining sector SOE), with a total transaction value of ~US$450 million.
Advised Manara Minerals Investment Company on its indirect acquisition of Vale’s Indonesian businesses as a part of the global acquisition of the Vale Base Metals business for US$2.5 billion.
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Aditya Rachman
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Dhani Maulana Pattinggi; Matthew Goerke; David Dawborn
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