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Practical Notes

Practical questions about investing, building and operating in Thailand.

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Private Capital, Finance & Shareholder Arrangements

Should acquisition or refinancing debt sit in the existing operating company or a new special-purpose company?

There is no universal “cleaner” answer. Using the existing operating company may avoid transferring assets and licences, but the lender also sees that company’s legacy…

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Corporate & M&A

Should the operator, licence holder, employer and revenue recipient be the same company?

Not always. A business group can lawfully use different companies for property ownership, staffing, licences, contracting and payment collection. The problem arises when those…

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Corporate & M&A

Can a company withhold dividends until a shareholder fully pays for its shares?

Not simply because that was the commercial intention. For ordinary shares in a Thai private company, section 1200 of the Civil and Commercial Code states that dividends are…

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