Pattadon Tejapaibul
Of Counsel
Pattadon's principal area of practice is banking and finance, with a focus on corporate lending, cross-border financings, acquisition finance and project finance.
Biography
Languages - English, Thai
Jurisdiction - Thailand
Pattadon's principal area of practice is banking and finance. He advises financial institutions, sponsors and corporates on a broad range of financing transactions, with a focus on syndicated and bilateral lending, cross-border financings, acquisition finance, project finance, and restructuring.
His experience spans a wide range of industries, including energy, infrastructure, petrochemicals, aviation, hospitality, real estate and venture capital. He regularly advises lenders, borrowers and sponsors on complex domestic and cross-border financing arrangements and has extensive experience in regulatory matters relating to financing transactions, including public-private partnerships, exchange control, administrative and insolvency laws.
Prior to joining Stephenson Harwood, Pattadon spent more than 12 years in private practice at leading international law firms, advising financial institutions and corporates on complex financing transactions. Before entering private practice, he served as in-house counsel at a major Thai financial institution, which gives him a strong commercial understanding of clients' business objectives and a practical perspective on financing and capital markets matters.
Experience
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IRPC Clean Power project financing
Representing IRPC Clean Power Co., Ltd. on its THB7 billion refinancing and new project financing for an expansion of gas fire cogeneration project with the lenders being Krung Thai Bank Plc, Government Savings Bank, LH Bank and Bank of Ayudhya Plc.
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Bangchak Corporation acquisition financing
Advising Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited on approximately $170 million in acquisition financing facilities provided by DBS Bank and OCBC to support its acquisition of Chevron HK Limited.
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Intouch Holdings acquisition financing
Advising The Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited on a THB10 billion acquisition financing loan to Gulf Energy Development Plc in connection with its tender offer for Intouch Holdings Public Company Limited.
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ND Paper Malaysia syndicated financing
Representing Bangkok Bank Plc, China Minsheng Bank, Industrial Bank Co., Ltd., DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited and others financial institutions in providing a $500 million facilities for ND Paper Malaysia (Selangor) Sdn Bhd.
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DayOne Data Center project financing
Acting as borrower and sponsor counsel for Digitalland Services (Thailand) Ltd. (DayOne Data Centers’ subsidiary) in the THB28 billion financing of a greenfield hyperscale data centre development in Thailand’s Industrial Zone, involving six local and offshore commercial bank lenders, the largest data centre financing in Thailand.
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Bangchak Corporation acquisition of Esso Thailand financing
Representing Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited on its approximately THB32 billion acquisition financing to acquire ExxonMobil in Thailand.
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Hybridge Project financing for Gulf 1 solar portfolio
Advising TISCO Bank Plc. and LH Bank Plc. as lenders and Gulf 1 Company Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf Energy Development Plc.) as borrower on THB1.7 billion hybrid project financing for a multi‑site rooftop solar portfolio across Thailand.
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REIT financing and security structures
Representing TISCO Bank Public Company Limited in multiple REIT financing transactions, including THB1.45 billion and THB850 million facilities for Prospect Logistics and Industrial Freehold and Leasehold REIT, involving sophisticated Thai law security packages.
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Thai Airways debt restructuring
Acting for the world leading airline engines manufacturing as a main contractor and one of the largest creditor of Thai Airways to negotiate various contracts and settlement with and advice on overall debt restructuring and rehabilitation in Thailand.
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Energy Absolute refinancing and restructuring
Advising Energy Absolute Public Company Limited on the refinancing and restructuring of four renewable energy projects, involving a Partial Business Transfer (PBT) structure and the purchase of outstanding debt from a third party commercial bank.
