We are able to call upon our experience in dealing with corporate issues to assist each client in formulating a specific plan to address its particular issues.

We are a leader in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, proxy contests and joint ventures. We regularly advise foreign and local clients on a wide range of corporate and private equity transactions. Our work involves the representation of M&A participants in virtually all capacities — purchasers, sellers, lenders and financial advisors, and our clients include foreign and local business enterprises, merchant banking and investment banking firms, boards of directors and special board committees.

We bring our broad range of experience in mergers and acquisitions and banking & finance transactions to bear in our work for private equity clients. Our private equity practice includes all aspects of transactional work, including representing private equity funds in the purchase and sale of their portfolio assets, as well as representing companies as sellers of assets to private equity funds or purchasers of fund assets.

Capital Markets and Public Companies

Integrated advice on domestic equity capital issues in relation to public companies in Myanmar.

When it comes to an equity offering or an equity-linked offering, a legal advisory team needs to be able to combine securities law expertise with industry sector and practice-specific advice. Whether it’s a domestic or international offering, we have the necessary knowledge and experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and can draw on tax, corporate, finance, calling on the experience of our sector teams.

Commercial & Trade

An unrivalled group of highly qualified consultants offering a unique mix of legal, economic and regulatory expertise to the benefit of local and international clients from a range of industry sectors.

Commercial and international trade developments affect many industries, again presenting both challenges and opportunities especially in an emerging market like Myanmar.

Our clients are companies across the full spectrum of industrial, commercial and service sectors, financial institutions, governments and governmental organisations. We advise them on a complete range of competition, regulatory and trade issues, including merger control, licensing and distribution, intellectual property, restrictive practices, compliance programmes, state aid, liberalisation, public procurement and trade, including World Trade Organization matters.

Corporate, Joint Venture & M&A

With our depth of experience, skills and resource, and sector focus and expertise, we advise clients on their strategic and challenging transactions across different markets and, in many cases, with multijurisdictional dimensions.

We represent many of the world’s leading international and local corporations, financial institutions and sponsors on the largest and most innovative transactions in Myanmar – from takeovers, mergers and cross border acquisitions to strategic alliances, joint ventures, outsourcings and restructurings.

Our ability to operate for our local clients or to assist foreign investors is greatly assisted by the depth of our sector expertise and knowledge, which enables us deliver relevant expertise in Myanmar and across all industries, with a deep understanding of the issues and challenges facing our clients.

Our clients value the quality of our people, our track record and in depth market knowledge, and our commitment to delivering results, whether it is M&A, corporate transactions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and restructurings or general commercial or corporate advice we are offering.

Private Equity

Our private equity consultants advise clients at all stages, from establishing the commercial vehicles and making investments, to ongoing portfolio assistance including restructuring advice, to exiting from those investments.

Clients benefit from market-leading funds, corporate M&A, restructuring and finance experts and their understanding of the fund-raising, fund structuring, buyout and restructuring market. We help clients structure the best investment methods for them, from helping sponsors position themselves to ensure they are the lead equity sponsor when looking at investing to clubbing together to compete for distressed assets.

We have a reputation for combining the highest quality technical expertise with commercial pragmatism.

Intellectual Property

We can offer our clients our practically applied IP knowledge and expertise, as well as a deep understanding of the challenges involved with conducting a market leading, international business in a constantly evolving technological environment.

We advice on best practice use and protection of IP in Myanmar.

Control, licensing and distribution, intellectual property, restrictive practices, compliance programmes, state aid, liberalisation, public procurement and trade, including World Trade Organization matters.

Employment

We are committed to the development of best practice within all three areas and devote a considerable amount of time and resources to training our lawyers to ensure our clients receive the best, practical and robust advice.