Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor Ltd. (WC&P) advised
PTT Exploration and Production Pcl. (PTTEP) on its share offering – the largest equity offering by a
Thai company to date, which closed on December 17, 2012. The transaction included a public
offering under Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, and an international
offering under Rule 144A/Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. The deal is valued at US$3
billion (THB 92.3 billion), approximately.
The offering was made to PTTEP’s
existing shareholders and institutional investors. Its parent company, PTT Plc. also subscribed to
maintain its 65% shareholding. Finansa Securities Ltd., Phatra Securities Plc., TISCO Securities
Co., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and UBS acted as joint
global coordinators and bookrunners.
Peangpanor Boonklum, Partner led the
project team, along with Chatri Trakulmanenate, Partner. The team also included Associates,
Patcharaporn Pootranon, Aimsarin Jirasatapananon, Sawita Peetawan, Poonsook Pornpathananagoon, and
Wassamon Lohachitranond.