Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is experienced in assisting clients, including project developers, DFIs, commercial banks and institutional lenders, amongst others, with a wide range of banking and finance issues. Its workload features a range of high-value transactions, which team head Stephen Bennett is particularly experienced in. Tanagorn Thimasarn's areas of expertise include corporate finance, regulatory compliance, and private M&A matters, amongst others. Thanyaporn Achariyawong is also key to the practice.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Key clients

  • APICO LLC
  • ARES LLP
  • ARES International
  • Banpu Group
  • Blackstone
  • Chubu Electric Power
  • Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO)
  • Evonik Industries
  • Global Power Synergy
  • International Finance Corporation
  • JERA
  • JPMorgan Securities (Thailand) Limited
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank
  • Kasikornbank
  • KKR & Co.
  • PTT International Trading USA Inc.
  • Space Tech Innovation
  • Tencent
  • Tencent Music Entertainment
  • Travelex International

Work highlights

Advising a company listed on the London Stock Exchange on its refinancing and potential debt to equity conversion by its UK bondholders.
Advising a major rooftop solar power project developer and Independent Power Producer in Asia Pacific on its refinancing with KASIKORNBANK.
Advising a client on the release and discharge of Thai law-governed security documents under a senior multicurrency term and revolving facilities agreement.

Lawyers

Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Thanyaporn Achariyawong

Practice head

Stephen Bennett

Other key lawyers

Tanagorn Thimasarn; Thanyaporn Achariyawong