The group at DLA Piper is well-placed to assist its clients with domestic and cross-jurisdictional complex and high-stakes debt restructurings and business reorganisations. Komson Suntheeraporn is experienced handling contentious issues in the space. Experienced litigator Don Rojanapenkul handles cases at various court levels atop his capabilities handling mediation and arbitration cases and has specialisms in industry sectors from telecoms, to retail, to energy. Finance specialist Waranon Vanichprapa harnesses particular expertise assisting clients including creditors, lenders, bondholders, sponsors and companies on structuring, commercial agreements and risk management as well as with complex and high-value restructurings and company rehabilitations.
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Key clients
- Kiatnakin Phatra Bank Plc
- Siam Commercial Bank Plc
- KASIKORNBANK Plc
- Stark Corporation Plc
- Bank of Ayudhya Plc
Work highlights
Advised Bank of Ayudhya Plc and 8,000 bondholders of ITD Plc, acting for the bondholders of debts THB 15bn and the bondholder's representative in connection with the debt restructuring of Italian-Thai Development Plc.
Advising on the restructuring of Stark Corporation Plc and Phelps Dodge and other subsidiaries.
Representing the Siam Commercial Bank Plc as bondholders' representative in connection with bond defaults and several rounds of waivers and bondholders meetings requested by the issuer, Energy Absolute Plc, the company best known for its "green bonds".
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Practice head
Waranon Vanichprapa
Other key lawyers
Komson Suntheeraporn; Don Rojanapenkul