Chandler MHM

Leading law firm Chandler MHM has a well-respected banking and finance practice with excellent capabilities in acquisition finance, loans and credit facilities and project/real estate finance. Led by Jessada Sawatdipong and Pranee Klinratana, the team advised Bangkok Bank on financing for construction of a fuel pipeline from Ayudhaya Province in Central Thailand to the country’s northern provinces, and for fuel tank farms in areas along the pipeline. The team also acted for the lenders, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and TISCO Bank on financing the development of 19 solar rooftop projects for Impact Electron Siam.

The corporate and M&A practice group at Chandler MHM is co-headed by Ratana Poonsombudlert and Niwes Phancharoenworakul. After the merger with Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in 2016, the firm has deepened its local and cross-border knowledge and expertise. Supasit Boonsanong advised Bangchak Petroleum on a cross-border investment in SPAR International B.V., an international retail and wholesale group with businesses across Europe. 

“Responsive and very professional” Chandler MHM maintains its strong ranking this year for its role in many innovative project financing deals in Thailand. Jessada Sawatdipong and Pranee Klinratana are advising TISCO Bank as lender on the equity financing to the developer of 19 solar rooftop projects with an aggregate installed capacity of 25 megawatts (MW) in Thailand. This deal is complex involving Thai, Hong Kong and Japanese law. Sawatdipong and Supattra Sathapornnanon advised the lender Krung Thai Bank on project financing for Ratchaburi-EEP Renewable Energy to develop a refuse-derived (RDF) plant under Thailand’s Very Small Power Producer (VSPP) program. Sawatdipong is appreciated by clients for his professionalism and ability to solve matters quickly.