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Ms. Siregran (Gahn) Sakuliampaiboon specializes in mergers
and acquisitions, the establishment of business in Thailand, corporate structuring, and corporate
management and control focusing on cross-border transactions. Having worked at reputable
international law firms in Thailand, she has extensive experience leading legal due diligence for
M&A transactions, and drafting and negotiating various types of commercial contracts customary
for M&A transactions. She provides legal advice to a wide variety of multinational clients in a
broad range of sectors, including food and beverages, energy, consumer goods, retail, and
manufacturing. She also has international working experience in Japan, Australia, and the
Philippines. Recent
Experience Representation of Universal Music Group, the
world leader in music-based entertainment, in its investment of 70% shareholding in a joint venture
with an estimated value of THB 1.6 billion, with RS Music, one of Thailand’s most successful music
and entertainment companies, holding a 30% shareholding. Since completion, the joint venture has
acquired and managed the music catalogues of more than 10,000 songs and their related content dating
from 1981-2022, such as music videos, lyrics, compositions, pictures, photographs, and other rights
under license agreements. The catalog represents more than 960 popular and well-known
artists.
Representation of AIGF Advisors Pte.
Ltd. (Singapore) (AIGF) in the divestment of its KFC business in Thailand, whereby Bamboo
(Thailand) Holding Pte. Ltd., a special-purpose vehicle majority-owned by AIGF, has successfully
entered into a share purchase agreement with Devyani International DMCC (DID), a subsidiary of
Devyani International Limited (DIL), for the latter to acquire a controlling stake in Restaurants
Development Co. Ltd. (RD). RD, a franchisee of KFC Thailand, operates more than 270 KFC restaurants
across the country and employs more than 4,500 staff in Thailand.
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 Climate 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. Representation of RealTruck,
Inc., the premier manufacturer of functional aftermarket automotive accessories, in the
acquisition of Mountain Top, the leading designer and manufacturer of truck bed accessories in
relation to the transaction in Thailand as part of a global deal. RealTruck’s acquisition of
Mountain Top, the leader in the OEM-focused European truck bed accessories market, further expands
RealTruck’s global footprint and supply base. Representation
of Fiskars Group in the acquisition of the
renowned Danish luxury lifestyle brand Georg Jensen, globally recognized for its craftmanship and
designs for jewelry, watches, silver holloware and home products, from the private equity fund
Investcorp. The deal valued at EUR 151.5 million (USD 165 million). Representation of One Equity Partners in their
strategic acquisition of Associated Spring from Barnes Group Inc., a transaction valued at USD 175
million. This significant global deal highlights our expertise in managing complex international
transactions within the manufacturing sector deal. Representation of Innoquest Diagnostics One (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd., in the acquisition of the entire business of Lab
Plus One Co., Ltd., a clinical diagnostics laboratory services business in Thailand the indirect
subsidiary of Pruksa Holding Public Company Limited. The transaction value was approximately THB 220
million. Representation
of TOP Pte. Ltd. (a company managed by Dymon Asia Private Equity) and the Thai
founders in the divestment of their majority stake in Greenday Group Co., Ltd., a holding company of
Greenday Global Co., Ltd. which engages in the manufacturing of healthy snacks in Thailand, to
Calbee Inc., a worldwide corporation for the production and sale of potatoes and flour-based
products. The transaction was part of the expansion of overseas business of
Calbee.
Representation of Global
Power Synergy Public Company Limited (GPSC), the
power flagship company of the PTT Group, in the restructuring of GPSC’s battery business by
transferring the battery business (both shares and assets) to Nuovo Plus Co., Ltd., a joint venture
company with Arun Plus Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PTT Public Company Limited (PTT))
with a view to a greater expansion of the battery business both in Thailand and outside Thailand.
The transaction value was THB 2,428 million. Publications ‘Thailand’, Chambers Global Practice Guides –
Corporate M&A, Chambers and Partners, 2023-2024 ‘Thailand’, Country Comparative Guides – Mergers and Acquisitions, The Legal
500, 2024 ‘Thailand’, M&A Report, IFLR, 2022-2024 ‘Thailand’, Chambers Global Practice Guides –
Joint Ventures, Chambers and Partners, 2023 ‘Thailand, Chambers Global Practice Guide – International Arbitration 2023,
Chambers and Partners, 2023 |
EducationLL.M. Commercial Law, University of Cambridge, UK, 2013
LL.M. Taxation (Merit), London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, 2012
LL.B. Business Law, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 2009 LanguagesThai, English Recent AccoladesAsia 40 Under 40, Asian Legal Business, 2023
Rising Star in Thailand, Asian Legal Business, 2023 |
