Real estate remains a cornerstone of Baker McKenzie LLP‘s offering in Thailand. The practice is skilled in the development, financing and acquisition of properties, often handling matters concerning property funds, real estate investment trusts and data centres. Sorachon Boonsong oversees the department and excels in real estate investment trust transactions, as well as regulatory, M&A and leasing mandates. Duangkamon Amkaew is a name to note for cross-border hotel acquisitions and REIT transactions. Papon Kanungvanichakul is singled out for his regulatory knowledge in the real estate space.
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Key clients
- Proud Real Estate Public Company Limited
- Asia Singa Hospitality Pte. Ltd.
- SHREIT / Strategic Hospitality Holdings Limited
- Origin Property Public Company Limited
- Major Development Public Company Limited
- Thai Obayashi Corp., Ltd.
- Assetwise Public Company Limited
- AF Global Limited
- Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited
- Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited (ETL) — currently, Bangchak Sriracha Public Company Limited
Work highlights
Acted for Proud Real Estate Public Company Limited in the acquisition of two condominium projects in the midst of construction, Nue District R9 and Nue Cross Khu Khot Station (through a shares acquisition of the two project companies) from Noble Development Public Company Limited and TNL Alliance Co., Ltd.
Assisted Asia Singa Hospitality Pte. Ltd. with the acquisition of Surf House Phuket.
Assisted Strategic Hospitality Holdings Limited with the sale of all shares in Strategic Hospitality Holdings Limited (SHH) owned by Strategic Hospitality Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (SHREIT), representing a 100% equity interest, to EverLand Opportunities IX Limited.
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Practice head
Sorachon Boonsong
Other key lawyers
Duangkamon Amkaew; Papon Kanungvanichakul; Wittaya Luengsukcharoen