Industries
Aviation
Consumer Products
Energy
Insurance
Technology

Practices
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Employment

Location
Thailand

Languages
Thai
English

Education

LLM, Indiana University Maurer School of Law

LLB, Thammasat University

Narita Sakunchotikarote
+66 2056 5716

Biography

Narita Sakunchotikarote is an associate at Tilleke & Gibbins in Bangkok, where she specializes in providing comprehensive legal services to both domestic and multinational clients. Her expertise spans various sectors, including corporate and commercial law, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate restructuring, and foreign direct investment. Narita is also adept at conducting legal due diligence and compliance health checks, navigating foreign exchange controls, and addressing labor and employment issues.

Narita is experienced in supporting clients across multiple industries as they seek to work through complex legal questions. She seeks to understand the unique business pressures facing each client and is committed to delivering practical and strategic legal solutions tailored to her clients' needs.

Prior to joining Tilleke & Gibbins, Narita served as a legal associate in the business unit of a Big 4 accounting firm in Bangkok. She holds an LLM in Commercial and Business Law from Indiana University and an LLB from Thammasat University. Narita is licensed to practice law in Thailand.


Experience
  • Assisted BBN Indonesia, part of Avia Solutions Group, in restructuring its capital and management and partnering with Thai experts from BBN (Thailand) Company Limited to conduct aviation business operations in Thailand, which entailed advising on share issuance and corporate restructuring and assisting in the preparation of the shareholders’ agreement and other transaction documents, with a deal value of approximately THB 200 million (USD 6 million).
  • Assisted HDI International AG, a global insurance company within the German Talanx Group, with an approximately THB 1.63 billion (USD 45 million) cross-border acquisition of Ignite Thailand Holdings Limited, a holding company of five insurance companies in Thailand, including Roojai Company Limited; this involved conducting legal due diligence, reviewing transaction documents, and coordinating with legal counsel in various countries.
  • Assisted the shareholders of Windsor Hotel Company Limited on the approximately THB 3 billion sale of 100 percent shares in Windsor to Asset World Corp Public Company Limited, which entailed assisting with presigning and preclosing issues and reviewing transaction documents.
  • Assisted a Thai digital solution provider in the approximately THB 300 million acquisition of a tech company to expand its IT solutions and consulting services business, which included conducting legal due diligence and drafting and reviewing the share-purchase agreement, shareholders’ agreement, and other transaction documents. Provided advice to a leading listed company in the energy sector on corporate restructuring, which entailed conducting in-depth analysis and research to support solutions to human resources and labor law questions, including handling labor unions involving over 4,000 employees.
  • Assisted shareholders of Bonjour Bakery Asia Company Limited in selling 55 percent shares to Dusit Foods Company Limited, a subsidiary of Dusit Thani Public Company Limited, in a deal valued at approximately THB 516 million; this involved conducting vendor legal due diligence and reviewing transaction documents.