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Sappawit Jansuparerg is a counsel in the capital
markets practice group. His practice crosses a broad range of industries and disciplines, including
representing issuers and investment banks in public offerings and private placements of equity and
debt securities. Sappawit also advises public and private companies in a wide array of strategic
transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings as well
corporate and commercial matters. In addition to his substantial experience in the
telecommunications industry, Sappawit has also represented companies across a broad range of
industries, including technology, private equity, venture capital, manufacturing, medical and
transportation. Recent Experience Representation of Card X Co., Ltd., a leading provider of credit cards and personal
loans in Thailand and a subsidiary within the SCB X Group, on its joint venture arrangement with
Streetcorner Ecommerce Limited, a Hong Kong-based company within Akulaku Group which operates a
leading banking and digital finance platform in Southeast Asia, to establish a joint venture company
to operate personal loan and nano-finance businesses in Thailand. The joint venture company was
incorporated on 9 January 2023, and will launch its personal loan and nano-finance businesses in
Thailand after receiving relevant licenses. Representation of Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited, one
of the largest banks in Thailand, and SCB X Public Company Limited in a landmark reorganization
which included the restructuring of the financial business group, tender offer of all SCB shares,
delisting of SCB shares, and listing of SCB X shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). The
reorganization was conducted under the regulations of the Bank of Thailand, the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The tender offer for SCB shares by SCBX
concluded with overwhelming acceptance of over 99 per cent of SCB's total shares with an offering
size of THB 33.6 billion. SCB X also listed the new SCB X shares on the SET and simultaneously
delisted Siam Commercial Bank's shares from the market. The shareholding restructuring will
significantly enhance the potential and flexibility for business growth within the SCB X Group in a
variety of ways, with SCB X serving as the "Mothership" of the group. The first trading day of SCB X
was on 27 April 2022. Representation of Midea Group, a Global 500 Fortune company and one of the world's leading producers of
home appliances, in its acquisition of all shares of Hitachi Compressor (Thailand) Ltd. (HCTL), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. (HGLS) in Thailand and certain
intellectual property from HGLS. The firm also assisted Midea Group to secure the long term supply
contract with HGLS. (2020-2021) Engaged by the Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to conduct legal research regarding
amending the legislation related to the licensing schemes of the energy business and licensing
conditions, engineering, safety, environmental and occupational health standards with a view to
implementing a one-stop services licensing and monitoring scheme for the licensing process of an
energy business in order to achieve the objectives and timeframes under the Thailand Power
Development Plan (PDP), as well as to draft several subordinate regulations under the Energy
Industry Act B.E. 2007 for ERC to implement the one stop services licensing scheme. Advised Citigroup Global Markets Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited, ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch as dealers in relation to the issue of
USD 400,000,000 4.90 per cent Perpetual Additional Tier 1 Capital Securities issued under the USD
3,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme by TMB Bank Public Company Limited, Cayman Islands
branch. The deal is the first-ever Basel III-compliant Additional Tier 1 notes from Thailand and the
largest USD bond issuance from TMB Bank Public Company Limited to date. The notes are rated Ba3 by
Moody’s. Closing date: 6 December 2019 Representation of Jasmine
International Public Company Limited, one of Thailand’s largest integrated
telecommunication service providers, on its sale of additional assets consisting of 700,000
core-kilometers of optical fiber cables to the Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund as
well as the lease back of the optical fiber cables and its investment in the right offering units of
the Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund. The deal value was more than THB 38,000 million.
The deal closed on 20 November 2019. Representation of Asset World
Public Company Limited (AWC) in the corporate restructuring and offering
of shares under Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, international offering under
Regulation S of the US Securities Act and listing of its shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
(IPO). With a total market capitalization value at IPO price of THB 185,742 million (USD 6.2
billion), this is the largest listed company in the history of the Stock Exchange of Thailand to
date. Raised funds will be used to expand the company’s hotel and other commercial property
projects. The first day of trading was 10 October 2019. Representation of
Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (“dtac”) in the
landmark agreement to settle legal disputes with CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (“CAT”). Over
the 27 year concession period, dtac and CAT had been engaged in numerous litigation cases, mostly
over differences in interpretation of the concession agreement. The settlement will close all except
two issues between dtac and CAT, and will also bar the parties from bringing new claims pertaining
to the concession regime. According to this agreement, dtac will pay a total amount of THB 9.51
billion (approximately USD 298 million) to CAT. Representation of
Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF), a trust fund of
the Asian Development Bank, as guarantor on the issuance of the Partially Guaranteed Bonds of
Siamgas and Petrochemicals Public Company Limited No. 2/2561 (2018), representing its support to a
Thai corporate issuing bonds in Thai baht. The deal valued at THB 2 billion (approximately USD 63
million) closed on 7 December 2018. Representation of Bangkok Bank
Public Company Limited in the issuance of USD 300,000,000 Guaranteed Senior Perpetual
Capital Securities guaranteed by Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited, acting through its Singapore
branch, by Minor International Public Company Limited. The securities are rated Baa2 by Moody’s and
BBB+ by Fitch Ratings. The securities represent the first private corporation from Thailand in the
public USD markets since 2007 and the first ever bank-guaranteed public USD bond from a South-East
Asian corporation. Representation of Total Access Communication Public
Company Limited (DTAC) and its subsidiaries, dtac TriNet Co., Ltd.
(TriNet) and TeleAssets Company Limited (TeleAssets), leading mobile service providers in Thailand,
in relationa to the lease of 2300 MHz network equipment by TeleAssets to TOT Public Company Limited
(TOT), as well as the 2300 MHz network domestic roaming service by TriNet. This transaction gives
DTAC the opportunity to increase revenue, enhance consumer confidence and services, as well as its
competitiveness. The deal is a major breakthrough for Thailand’s digital infrastructure in order to
materialize the Government of Thailand's vision of Thailand 4.0. Representation of Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility
(CGIF), a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank, on the issuance of the
Partially Guaranteed Bonds of Siamgas and Petrochemicals Public Company Limited No. 1/2561 (2018),
representing its first support to a Thai corporate issuing bonds in Thai baht. The deal valued at
THB 2 billion (approximately USD 63 million) closed on 28 February 2018.
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EducationLL.M. degree (International Economic and Business Law), Kyushu University, Japan, 2011
LL.B., degree (Honors), Chulalongkorn University, 2008 CitizenshipThai LanguagesThai, English |
