Rapat Sangkarat

E rapat@thecapitallaw.com

Rapat Sangkarat, is a Senior Associate at The Capital Law Office, specializing in mergers & acquisitions and general corporate and commercial law. He has advised clients across diverse industries, including telecommunications, consumer goods, financial services, hospitality, food & beverage, insurance, investment management, real estate, and sports performance & lifestyle. With extensive experience in handling complex legal matters, Rapat has played a key role in high-profile domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and high-value financial deals. He is highly proficient in conducting thorough legal due diligence, skillfully negotiating transactional documents, and delivering strategic legal solutions tailored to the needs of each industry.

Education

  • LL.M. in International Banking and Finance Law, University College London, 2012
  • LL.B. in Business Law, Chulalongkorn University, 2009

Other Qualifications

  • Lawyer’s License, Lawyers Council of Thailand
  • Notarial Services Attorney, Lawyers Council of Thailand

Language

Thai, English

Highlight Representation

Represented Advanced Info Services Public Company Limited (AIS) for the acquisition of shares in Triple T Broadband Public Company Limited (TTTBB) and certain portion of investment units in Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund (JASIF) which elevated AIS to the position of the second-largest broadband operator in Thailand, with an aggregate transaction value of approximately THB 30 billion (approximately USD 909 million).

Represented Thanachart Capital Public Company Limited and Thanachart Bank Public Company Limited on a business merger with TMB Bank Public Company Limited (TMB Bank) to become the 6th largest bank in Thailand. Advice included, due diligence on TMB Bank and subsidiary; group restructuring; all agreements; obtaining approval/consent/exemptions from Thai authorities; preparing corporate documents-disclosures; closing and post-closing work, with a transaction value of THB 168.30 billion (approximately USD 5.1 billion) – represents the Thai banking industry’s largest merger to date. This deal was awarded “M&A Deal of the Year” by the Stock Exchange of Thailand

Represented VGI Public Company Limited and U City Public Company Limited in the subscription of newly issued shares, representing 24.99% of the total issued shares in Jay Mart Public Company Limited and 24.99 % of the total issued shares in Singer Thailand Public Company Limited through private placement, together with warrants issued by Jay Mart Public Company Limited and Singer Thailand Public Company Limited, with the aggregate transaction value of approximately THB 17.54 billion (approximately USD 531 million)

Represented VGI Global Media Public Company Limited, in its acquisition of a 23% equity stake in Kerry Express (Thailand) Limited, Thailand’s No. 1 express delivery service provider which is a subsidiary of Hong Kong listed Kerry Logistics Network Limited, with a transaction value of THB 5.9 billion (approximately USD 178.8 million).

Represented King Power Maha Nakorn Company Limited, an entity within the King Power Group of Companies, in the acquisition of hotel business, observatory deck and residential units managed by The Ritz Carlton in the MahaNakhon Building, and the Cube Building and its retail business, from PACE Development Corporation Public Company Limited and its subsidiaries. The total transaction value was THB 118.9 billion (approximately USD 3.6 billion).

Represented Amata Corporation Public Company Limited, one of the major business operators of developing and managing the industrial estates in the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand and abroad, in its utilities services business restructuring, with a transaction value of approximately THB 3 billion (approximately USD 90 million).

Represented the Founders of Rev Edition Company Limited, one of the Thai major distributors of well-known sports performance and lifestyle brands, in their disposal of approximately 75% of shares in Rev Edition Co., Ltd. to CRC Sports Co., Ltd. with a transaction value of THB 600 million (approximately USD 18.18 million).

Represented Mizuho Asia Partners Pte. Ltd., KKP Securities Public Company Limited and other sophisticated investors in the acquisition of 100% shares in ISS Facility Services Company Limited, a company within ISS Group of Companies in Denmark, with a transaction value of approximately THB 3.5 billion (approximately USD 106 million).

Representing Terraform Global Operating, LLC, a Canadian-based energy company with global operations, and an investment arm of Brookfield Renewal Power, in the sale of 100% of the shares in 3 operating companies owning solar farms on 9 sites across Thailand, with a transaction value of THB 3.07 billion (approximately USD 93 million).

Represented the Founders of The Refractive Surgery Center Limited (TRSC), Thailand’s No. 1 refractive surgery for visual and cataract corrections, in the sale of 70% equity stake to Tana Oculus Holdings Pte. Ltd., Vision Ventures Company Limited and NST Ventures Company Limited.

Represented Boon Rawd Supply Chain Company Limited (BRS), one of the Thai major business operators in the supply chain solution and full cycle of logistics sectors, and the sophisticated founders of Pongrawe Company Limited (PRW) as the deal counsel in the share swap transaction through the entire business transfer scheme resulting in that BRS became a major shareholder in PRW, with an aggregate transaction value approximately THB 1.4 billion (approximately USD 42.4 million).

Represented a group of shareholders of Nam Seng Insurance Public Company Limited (NSI), for the disposition of 10,463,729 shares representing approximately 75% of the total issued shares of NSI, one of the leading insurance companies through tender offer (for delisting) process conducted by ThaiSri Insurance Public Company Limited (ThaiSri) and the subsequent entire business transfer of NSI to ThaiSri, with a transaction value of THB 2.25 billion (approximately USD 68 million).

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