Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners

“Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is the number one firm in Indonesia,” is the view of one peer. Led by Erwandi Hendarta, the team is a consistent performer in the financial sector. Indri Guritno advised mandated lead arrangers and the syndicate comprising 28 banks on a $1.1 billion facilities agreement. Guritno also advised Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ on a $1 billion term loan facility granted to Indonesia’s Eximbank to refinance its existing facilities and to fund its general corporate purposes.

Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is a full-service law firm and retains its standing as one of Indonesia’s top firms that provides international-standard legal advice on capital markets issues. Iqbal Darmawan represents both issuers and banks in equity and debt capital markets transactions. Rambun Tjajo advised on one of the largest equity offerings in the Indonesian market this year.

Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is highly regarded for its competition and antitrust work. Timur Sukirno is experienced in anti-monopoly matters. His team’s expertise is widely recognised not only by overseas and domestic clients, but also industry. Riza Buditomo is “an expert in competition law,” says a partner at a rival firm. Mochamad Fachri represented  Rajawali Capital International in the IDR$10.8 trillion acquisition of  BW Plantation and filing a notification to the Indonesian Business Competition Supervisory Commission.

Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is known in the market as a heavyweight in real estate and construction. Mark Innis has solid experience in representing foreign and domestic leading property developers and investors in residential, commercial and mixed-use development projects. Innis represented Knauf Gypsum Indonesia in the purchase of assets in East Java for $16 million.

Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners continues to advise domestic and international firms on some of the largest M&A in Indonesia and abroad. “They’re very reliable and they always give you a very accurate reading of what the legal position is,” says one client. In December 2015, Erwandi Hendarta represented Bank Rakyat Indonesia on an IDR$163 billion acquisition of BRIngin Life.

Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is regularly involved in local and international arbitration of commercial disputes. Led by Timur Sukirno, the dispute resolution team advised Agro Harapan Lestari in a $139 million dispute over an infringement of a forestry concession.

Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is well known in the energy and natural resources sector for its robust relationships with leading project finance entities and deep projects experience. Luke Devine advised UPC Renewables Indonesia on the purchase of the Sidrap 70MW wind farm in South Sulawesi. This project was valued at $180 million and is one of the largest wind projects in Indonesia. Muhammad Karnova advised Agritrade Resources, a Hong Kong listed company, on the $153 million acquisition of Merge Mining Holding.

With clients including L’Oreal, Inter IKEA, Unilever and Prada, Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is the go-to firm for IP for many multinational corporations. Department head Daru Lukiantono has experience in trade mark, patent and other IP exploitation through franchising and licensing issues. In 2016, he was involved in an enforcement action for a prominent Japanese popular culture company against Indonesian local stores. He was also involved in a cancellation action for a luxury brand.

Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is one the largest firms in Indonesia and enjoys an excellent reputation in the market for IT, telecommunications and media (ITM) work. It is a full-service firm and has strong relationships with domestic and international leading telecommunications companies. As a member of the Baker & McKenzie network, the firm enjoys broad global reach. Mark Innis advised AINMT Holdings, an international telecommunications company, on the acquisition of Sampoerna Telekomunikasi Indonesia for $29 million. Innis is also advising a leading US multinational entertainment company on market entry regulations.

The labour and employment practice of Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is well known in the legal market. As a member of Baker & McKenzie, the firm has the global reach to deliver advice across borders. Susie Beaumont advised domestic and international companies on a wide range of Indonesian employment issues, including company regulations and collective labour agreements, benefits, stock options, outsourcing, social security, labour unions, strikes, termination and disputes.

“Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners is outstanding and the market leader,” says a rival partner. Luke Devine represented a consortium in its $50 million bid to develop the Bandar Lampung PPP (public-private partnership) water project. It was the first non-power infrastructure project to be put out to tender under a PPP framework. Tuti Hadiputranto, Indri Pramitaswari Guritno and Cahyani Endahayu represented Kereta Cepat Indonesia China in the first high-speed train project in Indonesia, valued at $5.59 billion.

Erwandi Hendarta heads the finance and projects team at Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners and is known for his wide-ranging experience in multiple areas of the law including restructuring and insolvency. Timur Sukirno and Andi Yusuf Kadir advised Berlian Laju Tanker on its court-sanctioned debt restructuring. The cross-border restructuring involved proceedings in Indonesia, Singapore, Korea and the US and was valued at $2 billion. Kadir also represented a group of foreign lenders in a multimillion-dollar debt restructuring for an Indonesian telecommunications company.