Tilleke & Gibbins' team is experienced in assisting with the variety of commercial transactions. Santhapat Periera's areas of specialism include asset finance, particularly in the aviation sector; project finance, particularly relating to energy and infrastructure; and facilitating the expansion of Thai banks into other jurisdictions. Niti Muangkote has expertise in the infrastructure, real estate and energy sectors, and advises borrowers and lenders therein on such matters as loan offerings, credit facilities and acquisitions. Periera and Muangkote jointly lead the practice, which also benefits from the presence of Issarapat Panomvana Na Ayudhya.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The partners and associates compose a seamless team that always provides versatile, thorough, detailed and high-quality legal services.’
- ‘During our collaboration with Santhapat Periera's team, he left an extraordinary impression on us.'
- 'The team can always proactively follow up on critical deadlines, consistently identify hidden risks and have commercial sense.’
- ‘Santhapat Periera is very hands-on in this project and could provide alternative solutions to meet the client's needs.’
- 'Personally, I would recommended Tilleke to my colleagues for Thai law transactions.’
- ‘I worked with Santhapat Periera and Issarapat Panomvana Na Ayudhya. Both of them were professional, very responsive, able to provide honest and useful legal opinions, and able to answer my questions in a timely manner.’
Key clients
- Brown Brothers Harriman
- China Development Bank
- CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited
- Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
- Goldman Sachs
- KBZ Group
- National Australia Bank Limited
- Rojana Power Co., Ltd.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- TMBThanachart Bank PCL
Work highlights
Acted as Thai law counsel for HSBC in granting a $50m committed revolving credit facility to Ninja Van Group.
Acting as Thai legal counsel to a major Chinese state-owned development finance institution.
Acted as Thai legal counsel to a major French financial institution in connection with a loan facility extended to affiliates of a leading Thai energy and infrastructure company for the purchase of LNG and/or other products.
Lawyers
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Niti Muangkote
Practice head
Santhapat Periera; Niti Muangkote
Other key lawyers
Issarapat Panomvana Na Ayudhya