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Ms. Siregran (Gahn) Sakuliampaiboon specializes in mergers
and acquisitions, the establishment of business in Thailand, corporate structuring, and corporate
management and control focusing on cross-border transactions. Having worked at reputable
international law firms in Thailand, she has extensive experience leading legal due diligence for
M&A transactions, and drafting and negotiating various types of commercial contracts customary
for M&A transactions. She provides legal advice to a wide variety of multinational clients in a
broad range of sectors, including food and beverages, energy, consumer goods, retail, and
manufacturing. She also has international working experience in Japan, Australia, and the
Philippines. Recent Experience Representation of Dymon Asia Private Equity, a private equity firm focused on growth
capital investments in Southeast Asia, in the formation of a joint venture, TUSK Asia Co., Ltd.,
with the Ourairat Family, the founders of the schools. This joint venture involved investing in
Satit Bilingual School of Rangsit University and British International School Phuket through an
entire business transfer, as well as the share acquisition of Satit International Bilingual School
of Rangsit University Chiangmai and SBS Bangkok— prominent and long-established schools in
Thailand.
Representation of Universal Music
Group, the world leader in music-based entertainment, in its investment of 70% shareholding
in a joint venture with an estimated value of THB 1.6 billion, with RS Music, one of Thailand’s most
successful music and entertainment companies, holding a 30% shareholding. Since completion, the
joint venture has acquired and managed the music catalogues of more than 10,000 songs and their
related content dating from 1981-2022, such as music videos, lyrics, compositions, pictures,
photographs, and other rights under license agreements. The catalog represents more than 960 popular
and well-known artists.
Representation of AIGF Advisors Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) (AIGF) in the divestment of
its KFC business in Thailand, whereby Bamboo (Thailand) Holding Pte. Ltd., a special-purpose vehicle
majority-owned by AIGF, has successfully entered into a share purchase agreement with Devyani
International DMCC (DID), a subsidiary of Devyani International Limited (DIL), for the latter to
acquire a controlling stake in Restaurants Development Co. Ltd. (RD). RD, a franchisee of KFC
Thailand, operates more than 270 KFC restaurants across the country and employs more than 4,500
staff in Thailand.
Representation of Blackstone (BX), the world’s largest alternative asset manager, in
relation to the proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)’s Climate
Technologies business having a value of USD 14 billion. Under the transaction, BX will acquire a 55%
common equity interest in the standalone Climate Technologies business and EMR will retain a 45%
common equity stake. The transaction involves assets in several jurisdictions, including
Thailand. Representation of RealTruck, Inc., the premier
manufacturer of functional aftermarket automotive accessories, in the acquisition of Mountain Top,
the leading designer and manufacturer of truck bed accessories in relation to the transaction in
Thailand as part of a global deal. RealTruck’s acquisition of Mountain Top, the leader in the
OEM-focused European truck bed accessories market, further expands RealTruck’s global footprint and
supply base. Representation of Fiskars
Group in the acquisition of the renowned Danish luxury lifestyle brand Georg Jensen,
globally recognized for its craftmanship and designs for jewelry, watches, silver holloware and home
products, from the private equity fund Investcorp. The deal valued at EUR 151.5 million (USD 165
million). Representation of One Equity Partners in their
strategic acquisition of Associated Spring from Barnes Group Inc., a transaction valued at USD 175
million. This significant global deal highlights our expertise in managing complex international
transactions within the manufacturing sector deal. Representation of Innoquest Diagnostics One (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd., in the acquisition of the entire business of Lab
Plus One Co., Ltd., a clinical diagnostics laboratory services business in Thailand the indirect
subsidiary of Pruksa Holding Public Company Limited. The transaction value was approximately THB 220
million. Representation of TOP Pte. Ltd. (a company managed
by Dymon Asia Private Equity) and the Thai founders in the divestment of their majority stake in
Greenday Group Co., Ltd., a holding company of Greenday Global Co., Ltd. which engages in the
manufacturing of healthy snacks in Thailand, to Calbee Inc., a worldwide corporation for the
production and sale of potatoes and flour-based products. The transaction was part of the expansion
of overseas business of Calbee.
Representation of Global
Power Synergy Public Company Limited (GPSC), the
power flagship company of the PTT Group, in the restructuring of GPSC’s battery business by
transferring the battery business (both shares and assets) to Nuovo Plus Co., Ltd., a joint venture
company with Arun Plus Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PTT Public Company Limited (PTT))
with a view to a greater expansion of the battery business both in Thailand and outside Thailand.
The transaction value was THB 2,428 million. Publications ‘Thailand’, Chambers Global Practice Guides – Corporate M&A, Chambers and Partners,
2023-2024 ‘Thailand’, Country Comparative
Guides – Mergers and Acquisitions, The Legal 500, 2024 ‘Thailand’,
M&A Report, IFLR, 2022-2024 ‘Thailand’, Chambers Global Practice Guides – Joint Ventures, Chambers and Partners, 2023 ‘Thailand, Chambers Global Practice Guide –
International Arbitration 2023, Chambers and Partners, 2023
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EducationLL.M. Commercial Law, University of Cambridge, UK, 2013
LL.M. Taxation (Merit), London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, 2012
LL.B. Business Law, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 2009 Bar AdmissionsThai Notarial Services Attorney, Lawyers Council of Thailand, 2017
Thai Barrister-At-Law, Thai Bar Association, 2010
Lawyer License, Lawyers Council of Thailand, 2009 LanguagesThai, English Recent AccoladesAsia 40 Under 40, Asian Legal Business, 2023
Thailand Rising Stars, Asian Legal Business, 2023
Recommended – Corporate and M&A, The Legal 500, 2025
Recommended – TMT, The Legal 500, 2025 |
