Indonesia

Nusantara Satu satellite refinancing

Advised BCA, SMI, and IIF, as MLABs, on a guaranteed syndicated financing facility to PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara, to refinance the project financing facility of the Nusantara Satu satellite.

Indonesia’s largest IDR sustainability-linked loans

Advised BNI and other domestic and international banks, on two unsecured sustainability-linked loans totalling IDR 6.794tn to PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk and PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk.

Bank Muamalat’s NPL restructuring

Advised PPA, on the IDR10tn restructuring of PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia Tbk, one of Indonesia’s oldest Islamic banks, using an asset swap scheme.

Syndicated conventional and Sharia financing to PERTAMINA

Advised the lenders, on two series of syndicated corporate financings to PT Pertamina (Persero). The facilities consist of multiple USD and IDR tranches, as well as a Sharia tranche based on the principles of Musyarakah.

Nusantara 5 Hot Backup Satellite

Advised Mandiri, BCA, and SMI, as MLABs, in relation to a USD110m secured financing facility to PT Satelit Nusantara Lima for the construction and deployment of the Nusantara 5 Hot Backup Satellite.

Sritex’s PKPU and Singapore Schemes of Arrangement

Advised the Bilateral Creditors’ Steering Committee on Sritex’s PKPU Composition Plan and Singapore Schemes of Arrangement.

Indosat-H3I merger

Advised Indosat, on its USD6bn merger with Hutchison 3 Indonesia to create a new world-class digital telecommunication company in Indonesia.

WeLab’s acquisition of Bank Jasa Jakarta

Advised WeLab, on the joint acquisition of Bank Jasa Jakarta with PT Astra International Tbk, and transformation into a digital bank.

Bank of Ayudhya’s acquisition of Home Credit

Advised Bank of Ayudhya on its acquisition of the whole of the consumer finance business of Home Credit Group B.V., in a transaction that will mark a material addition to the bank’s consumer finance business in line with its ASEAN expansion strategy.

General Atlantic’s investment in Cimory

Advised General Atlantic, on its USD 130m strategic investment in PT Cisarua Mountain Dairy Tbk, a leading Indonesian dairy and consumer foods producer.

UOB’s acquisition of Citi’s consumer banking

Advised UOB on the acquisition of Citigroup’s consumer banking franchise in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam for approximately SGD4.915 billion.

XL Axiata’s acquisition of Linknet

Advised PT XL Axiata Tbk on its acquisition of PT Link Net Tbk, a publicly listed Indonesian fixed broadband services provider.

Pertamina Geothermal Energy’s Rule 144A/Reg S IPO

Advised PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk, one of the largest geothermal companies in the world, on its Rule 144A/Reg S IPO in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The IPO was oversubscribed by 3.81 times from its pooling portion, raising USD600m for PGE to expand its portfolio by 600MW and refinance existing loans.

Asia’s first sovereign SDG Eurobond

Advised the Republic of Indonesia on its issue of EUR500m 1.300% bonds due 2034, the first-ever SDG Eurobond by a sovereign in Asia, and USD600m 2.150% bonds due 2031 and USD650m 3.200% bonds due 2061, in a triple-tranche takedown from its SEC registered shelf. We also concurrently advised the Republic on its inaugural external debt liability management of USD1.25bn capped tender offer for eight series of external bonds maturing in 2022-2026.

Garuda Indonesia’s rights issue

Advised Garuda Indonesia on its IDR 12.85tn rights issue (with approximately IDR7.5tn state capital injection), conversion of the Republic of Indonesia’s mandatory convertible bonds and non-pre-emptive share issue, as part of the airline’s turnaround efforts after completing its court supervised debt restructuring (PKPU).

Repurchase of Perusahaan Gas Negara’s senior notes due 2024

Advised the dealer managers, on the USD400m tender offer of cash for senior notes due 2024 issued by PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk.

The first HPAL nickel smelter in Indonesia

Advised the lenders, on an USD625m facility granted to Halmahera Persada Lygend for the development of Indonesia’s first high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) nickel smelter.

Jawa 1 LNG-to-Power

Advised the lenders and ECAs (including ADB, JBIC, and NEXI) on the USD2bn 2x800MW Jawa 1 FSRU and gas-fired combined-cycle IPP project in Indonesia. Our advice included all aspects of the project documents (including PPA, EPC agreements, LNG supply agreement, and FSRU services agreement) and all finance documents for the project.

Donggi-Senoro LNG

Advised PT Donggi-Senoro LNG (comprising the Sponsors, Mitsubishi, Korea Gas Corporation, Pertamina, and PT Medco Energy) on the financing of the development of the Donggi-Senoro LNG project in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. This is the first LNG project in Indonesia to adopt a downstream development mode, enabling separate development of upstream (feedstock gas supply) and downstream (LNG manufacturing) businesses.

Pertamina’s VLCC financing

Advised PT Pertamina International Shipping in the USD 134m financing of two newly-built very large crude carriers Pertamina Pride and Pertamina Prime.

Awak Mas gold mine

Advised PT Indika Energy Tbk on the increase in its equity participation in the Awak Mas gold mining project. We also advised PT Petrosea Tbk as EPC contractor on drafting and negotiating a FEED agreement and HoA of an EPC agreement for the project.

Pelindo merger

Advised a securities company, on the merger of Pelindo I, Pelindo II, Pelindo III and Pelindo IV, creating the 8th largest port and container operator in the world.

Patimban Port

Advised Patimban Consortium in their winning bid for the Patimban port project, which was developed under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme.

Indonesia’s largest airport

Advising a state-owned enterprise on its potential strategic partnerships with INA for the development of Indonesia’s largest airport.

Jakarta LRT

Advised KEXIM, in relation to the feasibility study of the Jakarta LRT project.

Hang Nadim International Airport

Advised the Batam Consortium, on the tender process and the current expansion of the Hang Nadim International Airport PPP project in Batam, Indonesia.

Trans Sumatera toll road

Advised PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk, on the cooperation with PT Hutama Karya (Persero) for the construction and development of the 2,7000km Trans Sumatera toll road.

Cijago toll road project

Advised BNI, on the financing to PT Translingkar Kita Jaya for the development of the 14.64km Cijago toll road project, which is part of the National Strategic Program. 

Tokopedia-Gojek merger

Advised Tokopedia, on its USD 18bn merger with Gojek, to create the largest technology group in Indonesia that encompass services from ride-hailing and food delivery to digital payments and e-commerce.

EdgeConneX’s acquisition of GTN

Advised EdgeConneX Inc., on its acquisition of GTN Data Centre and a plot of land from PT Multipolar Technology and Mitsui, for the development of a hyperscale data centre campus.

OVO’s acquisition and integration with Bareksa

Advised OVO, a leading Indonesian digital payment platform, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Bareksa, a digital money market fund, and its integration of Bareksa’s fund platform into OVO’s payment and e money application.

Establishment of NFT platform

Advised a social media company in relation to the establishment of NFT platform in Indonesia.

Halodoc’s fundraisings

Advised Halodoc, an Indonesia-based digital healthcare platform, on: (i) USD65m series B fundraising; and (ii) series C fundraising which is the third major funding round since its establishment in 2016.

Cloud computing services and data protection issues

Advised a U.S. based international development organisation on its proposed cloud computing services in Indonesia including advising on data protection issues.

EV battery supply chain investment

Advised a Korean company on its proposed landmark investment (in a consortium) to create a full EV battery supply chain in Indonesia with an Indonesia state-owned enterprise.

Indonesia’s first floating solar PV

Advised the mandated lead arrangers on the financing of the 145MW Cirata Floating Solar PV project under development by PJB and Masdar.

70MW Tanah Laut wind farm and BESS

Advised one of the bidders for the 70MW Tanah Laut wind power plant and the associated 10MW BESS project.

240MW Sorik Marapi geothermal IPP

Advised KS Orka on its acquisition of OTP Geothermal which is developing the 240MW Sorik Marapi geothermal IPP project in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Sorik Marapi project is one of the largest geothermal projects currently in development in Indonesia.

380MW captive power plant project

Advised an Indonesian company, in the nickel smelter supply chain, on an USD250m project financing facility for the development and construction of a 380MW captive power plant and its supporting infrastructure in Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park. Upon completion, the plant will power smelters projects in the industrial area which are closely integrated with Indonesia’s energy transition strategy.

47MW Rajamandala hydro IPP

Advised JBIC as ECA and lender, and the commercial lenders (including Mizuho) on the USD100m financing for a project company to be set up by Kansai Electric Power Co and PT Indonesia Power for the development and construction of the 47MW Rajamandala hydroelectric IPP project in West Java, Indonesia.

CFPP emissions reduction study

Advised RMI on the structuring and regulatory aspects of reducing emissions from coal-fired power plants in Indonesia. 

Establishment of INA

Advised Mandiri Institute on the establishment of INA under the Job Creation Law.

Investment in an Indonesian hospital

Advised a leading Asian sovereign wealth fund on its investment in an Indonesian hospital operator by way of mandatory convertible bonds.

&Green’s green loan in Indonesia

Advised &Green, on a USD30m green loan to PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk. This was one of the first green loans in Indonesia at the time.

Gresik Port terminals joint venture

Advised an international pension fund in the joint venture for the development of terminals in Gresik Port, East Java.

Gojek’s fundraising

Advised Gojek, on its: (i) Series D >USD550m fundraising from a number of major private equity and venture funds, including KKR, Warburg Pincus, Farallon, Capital Group, Rakuten, Formation Group and Sequoia Capital; and (ii) Series E fundraising involving Temasek, Google, and Astra; and (iii) Series F fundraisings led by Google, JD.com, and Tencent.