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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Work Department
Corporate and M&A Practice Group
Position
Partner
Career
Sorachon Boonsong 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. Sorachon Boonsong co-heads the Corporate/M&A, Insurance and Real Estate Practice Groups and is a partner in the Corporate & Commercial, Insurance, Real Estate, and Hotel/Resort & Property Development Practice Groups at Baker McKenzie's Bangkok office. Individually ranked by all leading legal directories, Sorachon is highly sought after for providing advice and applying his almost three decades worth of legal expertise in commercial transactions across industries. He leads the practice groups in conducting a vast array of transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, including deal structuring, transaction documents, foreign investment/regulatory issues, post-acquisition integration/post divestiture reorganization, joint venture arrangements, and legal due diligence — while effectively helping clients mitigate deal risks and ensure effective deal execution and compliance locally and across jurisdictions. His work includes leading the team on large complex first-of-their kind transactions, business expansions into the kingdom by multinational conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies, and outbound acquisitions and partnerships by key local players.
Languages
Thai, English
Memberships
The Thai Bar Association
The Law Society of Thailand
Education
University of Cambridge (LLM, 1997)
University of Bristol (LLM, 1994)
Thammasat University (LLB, Honors, 1991)
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Testimonials
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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.