Chartthai Sutthapas

Admitted to practice in both Thailand and New York, Chartthai focuses his practice on the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects, international acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and other cross-border commercial transactions in the Asia-Pacific region.

Before joining the firm, Chartthai worked at Linklaters Thailand’s office and as legal counsel at an international manufacturer of polymers and high performance materials.

• Advised a Thai leading energy and infrastructure developer on a USD194 million cross-border investment in Indonesia by way of newly issued shares in an infrastructure and utility investment company, with a portfolio of electricity generation and distribution, water treatment and supply, and tank and jetty management businesses.
• Advised a leading energy developer on the potential acquisition of up to 50% in a project company that indirectly owns a portfolio of three operating natural gas combined-cycle power plants in the US.
• Advised Singapore-based renewable energy developer in relation to an equity investment by an active sustainable energy developer based in Europe. The transaction consisted of a combination of primary investment and secondary shares acquisition from a company and its shareholders.