The team at Chandler Mori Hamada Limited is well versed in handling the breadth of complex banking and finance matters across sectors from aviation to real estate. Its workload includes advising on large-scale projects, and corporate and acquisition financing aspects of complex and often cross-border transactions. The group is overseen by V. Joseph Tisuthiwongse, who has experience in the renewables sector in particular, and Jessada Sawatdipong, who has expertise handling large-scale domestic and cross-border energy, infrastructure and real estate project financings. Tip-apa Limvichai and banking and project financing specialist Varisa Soonyakanit are both noted as ‘well-experienced’ members of the team by clients.
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Testimonials
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‘Good relationship and friendly people with high collaborative capabilities.’
‘Experienced and knowledgeable team in matters relating to the energy sector, including M&A due diligence, borrower's counsel for debt financing and contract negotiations etc.’
‘Tip-apa Limvichai is well-experienced in acting as borrower's counsel for debt financing, as is Varisa Soonyakanit.'
'Always willing to go the extra mile to help above and beyond the role of a traditional legal counsel. Turnaround time is excellent and strength across sector, M&A, financing and corporate practice areas.'
'High commercial acumen. Always available to discuss high priority matters. We trust the advice coming from the lead individuals and this has led to us using them on repeat mandates.'
'They are highly collaborative and easy to engage with, consistently providing strategic and pragmatic advice tailored to complex challenges.'
Key clients
- Asian Development Bank
- British International Investment (BII)
- Bank of China
- CH Karnchang Plc Lao
- Dentons Middle East LLP
- Dentons UK
- Export-Import Bank of Thailand
- FMO
- Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp
- Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited
- HSBC
- Intri-Plex (Thailand)
Work highlights
Assisted in securing bridge loan financing for the acquisition of a 90% controlling shareholding in a 139.4 MWp operating solar project portfolio in Thailand from Super Energy Corporation Public Co.
Advised a group of syndicated lenders in providing financing to CH Karnchang (Lao) Company Limited, the borrower, which was the main contractor under the EPC Contract entered into with Luang Prabang Power Company Limited for the construction of the 1460 MW Luang Prabang hydroelectric power project.
Advised on the corporate financing of Fosroc Group.
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V. Joseph Tisuthiwongse
Practice head
V. Joseph Tisuthiwongse; Jessada Sawatdipong
Other key lawyers
Tip-apa Limvichai; Varisa Soonyakanit; Supattra Sathapornnanon; Sarunporn Chaianant