Vik specialises in public and private M&A, private equity and joint ventures. He has broad experience in cross-border transactions involving Asia and the UK, with particular specialisation in Indonesia, where he has been based since 2012.
Vik is described by clients as “very competent and knowledgeable in market and regulatory practices” and “always generous with his time and knowledge”. He has an “excellent reputation for handling complex cross-border mandates” and is “one of the best lawyers that I've had the pleasure to work with.”
Vik has advised:
Private Capital
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Vik specialises in public and private M&A, private equity and joint ventures. He has broad experience in cross-border transactions involving Asia and the UK, with particular specialisation in Indonesia, where he has been based since 2012.
Vik is described by clients as “very competent and knowledgeable in market and regulatory practices” and “always generous with his time and knowledge”. He has an “excellent reputation for handling complex cross-border mandates” and is “one of the best lawyers that I've had the pleasure to work with.”
Vik has advised:
Private Capital
- Carlyle and Southern Capital Group on their ~US$1.17 billion divestment of ~94% stake in Solusi Tunas Pratama Tbk, an Indonesian listed mobile tower and telecommunication infrastructure company, to PT Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Protelindo)
- CVC on its US$155 million investment in IDX-listed industrial gas producer PT Samator Indo Gas
- Temasek on its investment in PT Diamond Food Indonesia, one of Indonesia’s largest refrigerated food and beverage distributors, by way of a competitive auction process
- CVC on its c.US$100 million investment in PT Softex Indonesia, an Indonesian consumer products company
Financial Services & Fintech
- Hanwha on its acquisition of PT Lippo General Insurance Tbk
- Ant Group on the restructuring of its investment in DANA, a leading Indonesian payment service provider, involving other shareholders such as Sinar Mas, Lazada and Emtek
- Singtel and Grab on their investment into Superbank, together with Emtek, to develop digital banking services
- Bank Danamon on the sale of Adira Insurance to Swiss insurance company Zurich
TMT
- Grab on its strategic alliance with Emtek, an Indonesian listed company with subsidiaries in the TMT and payment sectors
- Vidio, Indonesia’s largest OTT streaming platform, on its Series B fundraising involving Affinity Equity Partners, Sinar Mas and Grab
Real Estate
- PT Nirvana Wastu Pratama (NWP), a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus, on its acquisition of a shopping mall (D’Mall) and hotel (Hotel Santika) in a mixed-use property complex in Depok, West Java
- GIC on its c.US$350 million forward purchase of Capital Place, an office tower in central Jakarta. This landmark real estate M&A transaction was the first ‘forward purchase’ of an entire office tower by a foreign investor in Indonesia, involving complex security and other arrangements to mitigate development risks.
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