Punyisa Intarapracha

Senior Associate


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Punyisa Intarapracha is senior associate in the mergers and acquisitions practice group at Weerawong C&P. She advises on domestic and cross border transactions, fund raising and corporate finance for private and public companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in various industry sectors including healthcare, renewable energy, automotive, petrochemicals, and digital assets. She also has experience in banking and finance, general corporate, commercial contracts, and foreign direct investment. 
 
Recent Experience
 
Representation of Blackstone (BX), the world’s largest alternative asset manager, in relation to the proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)’s’s Client Technologies business having a value of USD 14 billion. Under the transaction, BX will acquire a 55% common equity interest in the standalone Climate Technologies business and EMR will retain a 45% common equity stake. The transaction involves assets in several jurisdictions, including Thailand. The deal was signed on 31 October 2022 and is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Represented Henkel (Thailand) Ltd. (a subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA which is a leading German chemical and consumer goods company) in relation to the acquisition of 100% shares in Shiseido Professional (Thailand) Company Limited from Shiseido Company Limited and the subsequent subscription of newly issued shares in Shiseido Professional (Thailand) Company Limited. The deal was signed in February 2022 and completed in July 2022. The transaction is part of Henkel’s plan to expand its hair professional business in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan.

Representation of WeMedia Shopping Network Technology Co., Limited (WeMedia) on its minority investment (21.85%) of USD 25 million in Rewind Pte. Ltd. (Rewind), with an option granted to WeMedia to acquire the remaining share capital of Rewind at a later date for approximately USD 125 million, to achieve a 100% interest in Rewind. The Rewind group is a one-stop omni channel solution provider headquartered in Singapore, with its main operations in Thailand. W&I insurance was undertaken by WeMedia in connection with the acquisition and option. 

 
Publications

 
‘Thailand’, Chambers Global Practice Guides – Corporate M&A 2024, Chambers and Partners, 2024

 
‘Thailand’, Panoramic – Public M&A 2024, Lexology, 2024

 
‘Thailand’, M&A Report, IFLR, 2023

Education

LL.M. Business Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, USA, 2016

LL.B., Thammasat University, 2013

Languages

Thai, English

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