Wipada Saksri

E wipada@thecapitallaw.com

Wipada Saksri, is a Senior Associate at The Capital Law Office, specializes in capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate and commercial law, with expertise spanning advertisement and media, banking, construction and materials, consumer goods, financial services, industrials, insurance, investment management, logistics, and real estate. She skillfully handles complex legal matters, overseeing notable transactions in initial public offerings and mergers & acquisitions, leading due diligence, negotiating contracts, closing deals, and offering regulatory counsel.

Education

  • LL.M. in Corporate and Securities Law, The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2022 (Merit)
  • LL.B., Thammasat University, 2014 (Second Class Honors)

Other Qualifications

  • Barrister-at-Law, Thai Bar Association, 2016
  • Lawyer’s License, Lawyers Council of Thailand, 2015

Recent Accolades

  • Rising Star by IFLR1000, 2024

Language

Thai, English

Highlight Representation

Represented Asia Network International Public Company Limited, a Cargo General Sale Agent (Cargo GSA) providing services to over 20 leading airlines in eight countries and a special administrative region in the East Asian region, in an IPO/listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), with a transaction value of THB 2.9 billion (approximately USD 87.87 million).

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 Prima Marine Public Company Limited, one of the largest maritime transportation operator in Thailand, in its THB 5.2 billion (approximately USD 157.6 million) initial public offering and listing of shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, with Kasikorn Securities Public Company Limited and SCB Securities Company Limited acting as the financial advisors and joint-lead underwriters.

Advised Raimon Land Public Company Limited, on corporate approval and disclosure of information under the SEC and SET regulations in relation to its acquisition of additional shares from KPN Land as a Connected Person and the investment in ONE CITY CERTER Project, a commercial building development project, with a total investment value of THB 9.1 billion (approximately USD 275.75 million).

Advised G-Able Public Company Limited, in the issuance of employee stock option plan to the directors and management of its subsidiary, namely Blendata Company Limited - a developer specializing in big data management and analytics platforms.

Represented Applied DB Public Company Limited (ADB) in the spin-off of its sealant business, including the transfer of assets,  from ADB to ADB Sealant Company Limited (ADBS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ADB, and the issuance of newly issued shares of ADBS to ADB and a Japanese strategic investor, i.e. AICA Asia Pacific Holding Pte. Ltd., with a transaction value of THB 640 million (approximately USD 19.39 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 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 VGI Global Media Public Company Limited, in the acquisition of an additional 12.46% of the shares, as well as making a tender offer for all securities in Master Ad Public Company Limited, one of the leading out-of-home media operators in Thailand, with a transaction value of THB 661 million (approximately USD 20 million).

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