The offering at Baker McKenzie LLP demonstrates strength in advising its notable client portfolio on complex and high-value matters across a range of industry sectors, including consumer goods and retail, energy and infrastructure, and TMT, among others. The client base spans start-ups, local businesses and well-known multinational companies. Advising on high-profile domestic and cross-border M&A transactions forms a core part of the team’s workload. Pornapa Luengwattanakit is an antitrust and competition specialist with additional expertise in corporate restructuring, while Peerapan Tungsuwan is well regarded for advising on M&A transactions in highly regulated industries. Sorachon Boonsong’s commercial transactional practice ranges from deal structuring to foreign investment matters. Cross-border M&A and joint ventures form a significant part of Sivapong Viriyabusaya’s practice, while insurance M&A is a key area of specialism for both Sumet Orsirivikorn and Ampika Kumar. All of the above co-head the practice. Panyavith Preechabhan is also a name to note.
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Corporate and M&A Practice Group
Position
Partner
Career
Sumet Orsirivikorn advises clients on a wide range of business transactions and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, the formation of joint ventures, private equity investments and divestitures, commercial and strategic transactions. Sumet Orsirivikorn co-heads the Corporate/M&A Practice Group and is a partner in the Corporate & Commercial, Insurance, Real Estate, and Hotel/Resort & Property Development Practice Groups at Baker McKenzie's Bangkok office. He also serves on the Firm's Asia Pacific M&A Steering Committee, and the Firm's Asia Pacific Private Equity Steering Committee, contributing to the practice group's direction and growth on a regional scale. He is trusted by the firm leaders to handle and lead the Bangkok Office's mega-deals, focusing on cross-border mergers and acquisitions in such areas as real estate, hotel and property development, insurance, manufacturing, transportation, energy, and infrastructure. Due to the cross-border nature of many of his deals, he works extensively with our offices worldwide, guiding clients through multi-jurisdictional regulatory concerns and facilitating them through cultural nuances. He has a keen eye for the renewables sector and understands the impact of online companies and data centres in the future of the corporate landscape.
Languages
Thai, English
Memberships
The Thai Bar Association (2004)
The Law Society of Thailand (2003)
Education
University of Durham (LLM, 2005)
Thammasat University (LLB, 2002)
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‘The Baker McKenzie team demonstrates deep expertise across a wide range of legal areas, making their advice consistently reliable and applicable in any situation.'
'Their responses are prompt, professional, and practical. For instance, during a recent transaction, their team provided swift and actionable guidance on complex regulatory issues, enabling the deal to proceed smoothly.’
‘They possess expertise across a broad spectrum of legal areas, making them a true one-stop service provider. As an ideal business partner, they offer solutions that are both legally sound and practically effective.’
'Baker McKenzie has the resource to review the agreement in terms of structure, governance, compliance, and financial terms.'
‘Panyavith Preechabhan gave a timely response and had the flexibility and sensibility to address all of our concerns, including managing expectations and requirements of our Board of Directors. He is very resourceful in giving advice on demand and offer more than one solution to any issues that we raised.’
Key clients
- Earth Tech Environment Public Company Limited Better World Green Public Company Limited INEOS Group MayFair Equity Partners KEX Express Public Company Limited RS Public Company Limited and RS Music Co., Ltd. Hutchison Ports Apollo Fund Tencent Music Jasmine International Public Company Limited Global Infrastructure Partners Ascend Money Co., Ltd. SCB X Public Company Limited Siam City Cement Public Company Limited Sunrise Equity Co
Work highlights
Advising Global Infrastructure Partners on its strategic partnership with Charoen Pokphand Group.
Advising INEOS Group on the divestment of its styrene polymer business in Thailand to Styrenix Group.
Advised the Japan-based client on its strategic joint venture with Singapore-based airline service provider SATS in the food manufacturing and distribution business for approximately JPY 4 billion.