Corporate affairs are at the heart of Linklaters’ TMT practice, advising through the process of acquisitions, investments and joint ventures for telecoms and technology companies, including large transactions throughout the Southeast region. The team’s corporate expertise is complimented by data protection, the securitisation of digital technology and compliance matters. The firm is spearheaded by Wilailuk Okanurak and Sutthipong Koohasaneh, who advise on corporate deals and compliance projects within the financial services, e-commerce and automotive industries.
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Key clients
- Ascend Capital Co., Ltd.
- ByteDance
- Bangkok Bank Plc.
- Charoen Pokphand Group
- Digital Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund
- Gulf Development Public Company Limited
- KASIKORNBANK Plc.
- Intouch
- Kiatnakin Bank Plc.
- Krung Thai Bank Plc.
Work highlights
Advised True Corporation Public Company Limited on the merger of True’s material subsidiaries, i.e., True Move H Universal Communication Co., Ltd. and dtac TriNet Co., Ltd., which operate telecommunication business in Thailand under the leading mobile brands of “TRUE” and “dtac”.
Advised on LINE Man Corporation Pte. Ltd., the GIC-backed tech unicorn, on its acquisition of a controlling interest in Rabbit Line Pay, a major E-payment processing platform in Thailand.
Worked with True Corporation Public Company Limited on its amalgamation with Total Access Communication Public Company Limited to create a new telecom-tech company whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand with a total asset value of approximately US$22.6bn.
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Practice head
Wilailuk Okanurak; Sutthipong Koohasaneh
Other key lawyers
Wanwisar Nakarat