Yaowarote Klinboon

Punnapa

Punnapa Vorapanyasakul

Associate

Biography

Punnapa Vorapanyasakul is an associate of the Firm. She specializes in providing comprehensive legal support to both multinational and domestic businesses. Her practice encompasses a diverse range of areas, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and commercial, and foreign direct investment. 

Before joining the Firm, Punnapa worked at an esteemed domestic firm in Bangkok, where she advised clients on complex local and international M&A transactions involving both private and public companies. Her experience also includes a variety of regulatory, licensing, and corporate matters, such as data privacy, foreign direct investment, commercial contracts, and general corporate advice. 

Punnapa holds an LLM from Columbia University and an LLB from Thammasat University.

Practices
– Corporate M&A

Education
– LLM, Columbia University, the United States of America
– LLB, Thammasat University, Thailand

Key Experiences

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Advised an international food and beverage company on its THB 160 million acquisition of the major equity interest in a local beverage company. 
  • Assisted a leading healthcare company in its investment of THB 40 million in a medical technology start-up company through the subscription of convertible debentures.
  • Advised and assisted a listed company operating the business of consumer goods distribution in its acquisition of 25% equity interest in a drone distribution company.  
  • Assisted a start-up company engaged in the provision of a marketing data analytics program for restaurants on its Series A Fundraising of USD 1.65 million. 
  • Advised an entertainment and e-commerce company in the acquisition of a Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) direct selling business unit of a multinational company. 
  • Advised a private equity firm in its acquisition of 55% equity interest in a license holder of six schools in Chiang Mai. 
  • Assisted a real estate company with its joint venture with a Japanese real estate company with regards to a shopping outlet for an investment of Baht 1 billion. 
  • Assisted an agritech start-up company in its Series A Fundraising of USD 3 million. 
  • Advised the founders of an engineering consulting company in connection with the THB 336 million acquisition by a Japanese company of 30% equity interest.