by Legal Desire

11 March 2023

Allen & Overy has advised on the amalgamation of dtac and True in Thailand

M&A Telecoms & Media Completed Thailand

Advising firms

Buy-side acting for Telenor Asia, part of the Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company Telenor Group (Telenor), together with Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (dtac)

Deal team

6 lawyers named

Lawyer	Firm	Seniority	Practice	Office
Suparerk Auychai Lead	Allen & Overy	Partner	corporate	Bangkok
James Mythen Lead	Allen & Overy	Partner	Not stated	Not stated
Arthit Hemara	Allen & Overy	Counsel	Not stated	Not stated
Christine Fong	Allen & Overy	Senior associate	Not stated	Not stated
Chakrit Chomketkaew	Allen & Overy	Associate	Not stated	Not stated
Zann Tay	Allen & Overy	Associate	Not stated	Not stated

Stated terms

Stated value: USD 20.7bn (USD20.7 billion)
What the figure measures: Enterprise value
Client: Telenor AsiaBuy-side
Counterparties: Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (dtac) (Other)
True Corporation Public Company Limited (True) (Other)
Charoen Pokphand Group (Other)