Haruethai Boonklomjit

Partner

E haruethai@thecapitallaw.com

Haruethai Boonklomjit, is a Partner at The Capital Law Office, with over 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and corporate finance. Having worked at several leading international law firms, she has advised on both domestic and cross-border transactions across diverse industries. Haruethai specializes in structuring and negotiating complex acquisitions and joint ventures, with a strong focus on securities and stock exchange regulations, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and financial transactions. Her expertise extends to initial public offerings (IPOs), rights offerings, employee stock option plans, shareholding restructurings, and general corporate transactions. With a reputation for precision and strategic insight, she is a trusted advisor to businesses navigating high-stakes transactions and regulatory complexities.

Education

  • LL.M., University of Bristol School of Law, 2004
  • LL.B., Assumption University, 2000 (Magna Cum Laude)

Other Qualifications

Barrister-at-law, Thai Bar Association

Recent Accolades

  • Notable Practitioner by IFLR1000, 2024
  • Recommended Lawyer in Capital Markets by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024
  • Next Generation Lawyers by The Legal 500, 2017-2019

Language

Thai, English

Highlight Representation

Represented Lakeshore Capital Partners Company Limited and other sophisticated investors on the disposition of 100% equity interest in NBD Healthcare Co., Ltd. and three subsidiaries, a Thailand's manufacturer, importer and distributor of health and consumer product brands, through an auction process, with an aggregate transaction value of approximately THB 5.6 billion (approximately USD 170 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).

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).

Represented Thailand’s Government Savings Bank (GSB) in the sale of its 25% interest in issued share capital of Thanachart Fund Management Company Limited (TFUND), to Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited (Prudential), an affiliate of Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited. At closing, GSB sold its TFUND 25% interest, and Thanachart Bank Public Company Limited (TBANK) sold its TFUND 25.1% interest; Prudential owned 50.1% of TFUND, and TBANK retained a 49% interest. Transaction value: approximately THB 2.1 billion (approximately USD 64 million).

Represented Innobic (Asia) Company Limited (INBA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PTT Public Company Limited, in the acquisition of 20% of the total issued shares in Inter Pharma Public Company Limited by Innobic LL Company Limited (INBL), with a transaction value of approximately THB 1.043 billion (approximately USD 31.6 million).

Represented VGI Global Media Public Company Limited in the acquisition of 18.5% of the shares in Plan B Public Company Limited, with a transaction value of THB 4.37 billion (approximately USD 132.42 million).

Represented SCG Décor Public Company Limited, in an IPO/listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), with a transaction value of THB 18.975 billion (approximately USD 575 million), which marks the largest IPO on the SET for the year 2023, including a strategic tender offer/ share swap for the delisting of SCG Ceramics Public Company Limited.

Represented Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited in an IPO/listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), and an international offering under Rule 144A/Regulation S, including a tender offer/share swap for delisting Robinson Public Company Limited, with a transaction value of THB 78.1 billion (approximately USD 2.37 million) which in Thailand’s largest IPO by market capitalization to date. This will be the first IPO/share swap, delisting combined in one transaction.

Represented Dohome Public Company Limited, a leader in Thailand’s retail, wholesale and services sector, particularly for construction materials and home decoration products, in its IPO/listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), with a transaction value of THB 4.1 billion (approximately USD 124.24 million).

Represented Petch Osathnugrah, Puree Osathnugrah, Purat Osathnugrah and Orizon Limited in a divestment of shares in Osotspa Public Company Limited through the overnight private placement, with a transaction value of THB 3.3 billion (approximately USD 100 million).

Represented PTT Natural Gas Distribution Company Limited (a subsidiary of PTT Public Company Limited) in its acquisition of 50% of the issued shares in Gulf WHA MT Natural Gas Distribution Company Limited, comprising the acquisition of 35% of the shares from Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited and 15% from MITG (Thailand) Company Limited.

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