INDICATIVE TRANSACTIONS: BANKING AND SECURITY

Transactional work

  • Acting as Thai counsel advising the foreign lenders, in connection with a loan to a Thai listed company and its 35 group companies, reviewing the loan agreement and security documents for local acceptability and supplying a legal opinion to the lenders (loan amount US$250 million)

  • Acting as Thai counsel advising foreign lenders, in connection with a guarantee to be given by a Thai company to support a loan to an associated Singapore company as borrower, reviewing the loan agreement and guarantee for local acceptability and supplying a legal opinion to the lenders

  • Acting as Thai counsel advising a foreign bank, in connection with a guarantee to be given by a Thai company to support a trade facility granted to its associated Singapore company, reviewing the facility agreement and guarantee for local acceptability and supplying a legal opinion to the lenders

  • Acting as Thai counsel advising the foreign lenders, in connection with a pledge of shares in a Thai company to be given by a Singapore borrower to support a loan to its parent Singapore company, reviewing the loan agreement and pledge agreement for local acceptability and supplying a legal opinion to the lenders

  • Acting as Thai counsel to the Thai subsidiary of a foreign company, and advising the borrower in connection with a term loan agreement and security documents, prepared in connection with a refinancing of the group (loan amount US$45 million)

  • Acting as Thai counsel to the Thai subsidiary of a foreign company as borrower, and advising in connection with a term loan agreement and security documents prepared in connection with the global refinancing of the group

  • Acting as Thai counsel to a foreign bank entering into a Technical Assistance Agreement with a state owned Thai bank, and providing a formal opinion

  • Acting as Thai counsel advising a foreign bank, in connection with a guarantee to be given by a Thai guarantor to support a loan to its Singapore parent company, reviewing the facility agreement and guarantee for local acceptability and supplying a legal opinion to the lender

  • Acting as Thai counsel advising a foreign bank, in connection with a guarantee to be given by a Thai guarantor to support a loan to its Singapore parent company, reviewing the facility agreement and guarantee for local acceptability and supplying a legal opinion to the lender

  • Acting as Thai counsel advising a foreign bank, in connection with a share pledge to be given by a Thai subsidiary to support a loan to its Singapore parent company, reviewing the facility agreement and SPA for local acceptability and supplying a legal opinion to the lender

  • Acting as Thai counsel to the Thai subsidiary of a foreign company, and advising in connection with a term loan agreement and security documents prepared in connection with the global refinancing of the group (loan value US$400 million)

  • Acting as Thai counsel to the Thai subsidiary of a foreign company, and advising in connection with a subsidiary guarantee for an issue of notes to be floated in Singapore in connection with the global refinancing of the group (note value US$150 million)

  • Acting as Thai counsel advising the foreign lenders, in connection with a loan to a Thai listed company, reviewing the loan agreement and security documents for local acceptability and supplying a legal opinion to the lenders (loan value US$390 million)

  • Advising and drafting all documentation to de-register all security interests over the Thailand assets of the five Thailand group companies, prior to the sale of the all group companies

  • Acting as Thailand counsel in connection with perfection of local security (guarantee and share pledge) to be given by two Thailand subsidiaries to support the group re-financing of a Singapore based parent company (loan value US$900 million) including advice on Foreign Business Act license and exchange control aspects

  • Acting as Thailand counsel in connection with perfection of local security (land mortgage, machinery mortgage, share pledge, guarantee, and assignment of bank accounts and insurance policies) to be given by Thailand subsidiary to support the group re-financing of a Singapore based parent company (loan value US$50 million)

  • Advising European-based trade finance company taking security over its contractual client in Thailand, and revising their standard form security agreements to make them suitable for use in Thailand

Advisory work

  • Advising a foreign bank on the setting up of a cash pooling system in Thailand between the bank and all group companies of its customer

  • Advising a foreign bank on the creation, registration and enforcement of ship mortgages

  • Advising a foreign bank without a licensed presence in Thailand, on the extent to which it may offer banking and other financial services in Thailand