Mergers & Acquisitions

Overview

Our expertise in M&A is widely recognised to be ‘market leading’, as vouchsafed by our rankings in respected international legal publications. We provide a full range of integrated services that help ensure the success of both domestic and cross-border M&A deals, backed by an award-winning Competition Practice that helps ensure compliance with Indonesia’s rigorous antitrust regime.

We also have highly-skilled Banking & Finance and Tax & Customs teams, that can help you safely navigate the financial and fiscal aspects.

We provide advice on transaction structure, preparation of purchase-and-sale and related agreements, management and succession, legal due diligence reporting, formation of new entities, preparation of the necessary internal corporate documents and approvals, and completion of regulatory filings.

No matter how big or small, M&A transactions are generally highly time sensitive, calling for flexible and fast support. As a full-service firm, we can leverage our unmatched experience across the entire range of practice areas to provide the level of responsiveness and rapid turnaround times that you need.

Experience Highlights:

Advised the Star Energy Consortium in its USD 2.3 billion acquisition of Chevron’s Indonesian geothermal portfolio – one of the most significant transactions ever to take place involving the region’s geothermal assets.
Advised global private equity investment firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in its acquision of a 12.64% stake in leading Indonesian bread company – Sari Roti.
Advised telecommunications provider XL on its USD 865 million purchase of fellow telco AXIS.
Advised Gallant Venture Ltd in its USD 780 million purchase of a 52.35% stake in Indonesia’s largest automotive company, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk.

Recognition

Band 1 - M&A

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
Band 1 - M&A

Chambers Global (2024)
Tier 1 - M&A

IFLR 1000 (2024)
Tier 1 - M&A

The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2024)
Outstanding - Corporate and M&A

asialaw (2024)
"Assegaf Hamzah & Partners has a very good understanding of how to assist us as the client to complete the transaction smoothly, without jeopardising the progress of negotiations."

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
"The AHP team is very diversified. They are able to provide solutions across various industries. Further, they are very connected with government authorities bringing unparalleled values to respond to client needs."

The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2024)
"Very knowledgeable. not just identifying issues but also providing solutions."

The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2024)
“AHP is always responsive and able to meet tight deadlines.”

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023)

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners has a market-leading corporate law practice in Jakarta, active on some of the largest and most complex M&A transactions in the region."

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024