Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Ethical Committee of Asosiasi Fintech Pendanaan Bersama Indonesia (AFPI).
• Member of the Association of Indonesian Advocates (PERADI).

Education

• Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (2005).
• Leiden University, Master of Advanced Studies in International Tax Law (Adv. LLM) (2008).

Awards & Accolades

• “Asia’s Top 15 TMT Lawyers” in Asian Legal Business 2023
• “Legal 500 APAC 2023 – Ranked as Leading Individual in the field of Banking & Finance.”
• “IFLR1000 2023 and 2022 – Leading Lawyer – Highly Regarded in Banking, M&A.”
• “Recommended as Banking & Finance lawyer in the Asia Pacific Chambers 2022-2024”
• “Recommended as Leading Practitioners in the Who’s Who Legal: Fintech & Blockchain 2023″
• “Recommended as Non-Litigation Lawyers in Hukumoline In-House Counsel Choice 2021”
• “Outstanding Lawyer in Banking & Finance practice in Indonesia in Asialaw Client Service Excellent 2021”
• “Distinguished Practitioner in Corporate and M&A practice areas in Indonesia in Asialaw Leading Lawyer 2020 and 2021”
• “Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers 2020 and 2021”

Financing Transaction and Restructuring

• Representing a United States investment fund in the financing for sale and purchase of non-performance loan from a multinational bank in Indonesia with value exceeding IDR 1 trillion.
• Representing the investor, in the acquisition of, up to IDR660 billion NPLs owned by PT Bank Rabobank International.
• Representing DBS Bank Ltd as a purchaser in the sale and purchase of invoice with a value of up to USD 600 million under Network Procurement Agreement.
• Representing Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S. A., global financial group based in Spain, as the purchaser of receivables owned by PT Huawei Tech Investment under Network Procurement Agreement.
• Representing PT Pertamina EP Cepu (PEPC) in the US$1.85 billion project financing for the Development of Jambaran – Tiung Biru Unitized Field Gas Project, one of the largest project financing transactions closed in 2019. This is one of the Indonesian Government’s national strategic projects and the first of its kind hybrid conventional and Shari’a project financing using a Trustee Borrowing Scheme. “Deal of The Year – Asian-mena Counsel Deals of the Year” “Asia-Pacific Oil and Gas Deal of the Year award in the 2019 Project Finance International (PFI) Awards” (2019).
• Representing Indonesia Eximbank, PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero), PT Indonesia Infrastructure Finance, Standard Chartered Bank Jakarta Branch, PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk Singapore Branch, PT Bank Commonwealth, OCBC Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore Branch, General Electric International (Benelux) B.V., Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. Hong Kong Branch, Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Mega International Commercial Bank, Federated Project and Trade Finance, Yuanta Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Offshore Banking Branch and Chailease International Financial Services Co. Ltd. as syndication lenders in the restructuring of USD222,000,000 Facilities Agreement with PT Maxpower Indonesia (formerly known as PT Navigat Energy) and Navigat Energy Pte. Ltd as borrowers. “Restructuring Deal of the Year – IFLR Asia Pacific 2020“(2019).
• Representing PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero) in its 10MW Dieng geothermal project financing which is part of the 400MW Dieng geothermal project. This historical deal is in support of Indonesia’s government strategic plan to increase renewable energy of 23% in 2025 energy mix use and Indonesia’s Sustainable Development Goals (2019).
• Representing PT Citra Multi Energi as borrower in a USD20 million bilateral facility for the financing of 10MW mini hydro power plant project in North Sumatera. This project is one of renewable projects in Indonesia with support from the Joint Crediting Mechanism provided by the government of Japan which encourages cooperation between Japanese and Indonesian institutions to promote implementation of low carbon development activities in Indonesia (2019).
• Representing PT Wanatiara Persada, a foreign-owned Indonesian company in its financing of RMB 1.7 billion and USD 150 million (equivalent to IDR 5.7 trillion) facility from The Export-Import Bank of China (2018).
• Representing PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International as the borrower in a USD90 million term loan syndication deal, with PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. and PT Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Indonesia acting as Mandated Lead Arrangers (2018).
• Representing PT Wanatiara Persada, an Indonesian project company, in its RMB1,7 billion and USD150 million financing from the Export-Import Bank of China for the development of its nickel ore processing and refining factory (2018).
• Representing a subsidiary of PT Indonesia Power and Golden Concord Ltd, PT GCL Indo Tenaga, in the financing of 2x100MW Kalbar-1 coal-fired power plant project, a project financed by China Construction Bank and backed by China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) (2018).
• Representing PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. as the Agent in the amendment and restatement of IDR 1,065,000,000,000 and US$15,000,000 syndication financing for PT Trikomsel Oke Tbk (2014).
• Representing PT Medco Natuna Pte. Ltd. and PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk in the USD230,000,000 financing from syndicated lenders arranged by PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. (2016).
• Representing PT Medco E&P Tomori Sulawesi as the borrower in the USD200,000,000 senior secured term financing from syndicated lenders arranged by PT Bank ANZ Indonesia, PT Bank DBS Indonesia, PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk., Standard Chartered Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (2015).
• Representing Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd., Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk., PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk., PT Bank DBS Indonesia, DBS Bank Ltd., PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and the other finance parties in the US$100,000,000 and IDR3,000,000,000,000 syndication financing for PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk (2015).
• Representing (i) Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Citibank, N.A., Jakarta Branch, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk., DBS Bank Ltd. and PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. as mandated lead arrangers and book runners, (ii) Citicorp International Limited as agent of the finance parties (other than itself) and (iii) the financial institutions listed in schedule 1 of the facilities agreement as the original lenders in connection with the US$150,000,000 and IDR900,000,000,000 financing for PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk (2013).
• Representing PT Greenland Rajawali Utama as the borrower in the USD96,000,000 and IDR622,592,000,000 Credit Facility from syndicated lenders arranged by PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk, PT Bank UOB Indonesia, United Overseas Bank Limited, and Standard Chartered Bank (Jakarta Branch and Singapore Branch).
• Representing PT Medco E&P Malaka as the borrower in the USD360,000,000 senior secured term financing from syndicated lenders arranged by Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Limited, ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch and Societe Generale, Singapore Branch (2017).
• Representing the mezzanine lender in the USD32,500,000 mezzanine term financing for Prime Natuna Energy Pte. Ltd (2017).
• Representing the syndicated lenders in the US$300,000,000 term financing for PT Astra Sedaya Finance (2017).
• Representing PT UPC Renewables in the financing of Sidrap 70MW wind farm in Sulawesi (2017).
• Representing the lenders in the JPY7,500,000,000 financing for PT Oto Multiartha (2017).
• Representing the lenders in the USD29,000,000 and IDR207,000,000,000 financing for PT Mustika Alam Lestari and PT Perusahaan Bongkar Muat Adipurusa, guaranteed by PT Nusantara Pelabuhan Handal Tbk. and PT Episenta Utama Investasi (2017).
• Representing LG International and Titan Multi Power in the development and financing of the Hasang 3x13MW run-of-river hydro power project in North Sumatra, Indonesia (2016).
• Representing the syndicated lenders in the US$200,000,000 term financing for PT Astra Sedaya Finance (2016).
• Representing Standard Chartered Bank in the USD10,000,000 syndication financing for PT Mega Auto Finance (2016).
• Representing Standard Chartered Bank in the USD28,500,000 syndication financing for PT Mega Central Finance (2016).
• Representing BRI as a borrower in the USD1 billion bilateral credit facility from China Development Bank Corporation (2015).
• Representing the Korea Development Bank as an arranger in the EUR200,000,000 guaranteed senior notes due 2020 issuance by PT Cheil Jedang Indonesia (2015).
• Representing one of Japan’s largest trading companies in the acquisition finance of Boeing 737-800 aircraft and subsequent lease transaction (2015).
• Representing the syndicated lenders in the US$50,000,000 senior secured term financing for PT BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk (2015).
• Representing Standard Chartered Bank in the USD20,000,000 financing for PT Kawasan Industri Kendal (2015).
• Representing the underwriters in Jababeka International B.V. USD
• 190,000,000 7.50% Guaranteed Senior Notes due 2019 unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk and certain of its subsidiaries (2014).
• Advising PT Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta in relation to financing of the Jakarta mass rapid transit project (2014).
• Representing Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas, DBS Bank Ltd, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, The Korea Development Bank, PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk, Singapore Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and other finance parties in the US$200,000,000 syndication financing for PT Federal International Finance (2014).
• Representing the Indonesian guarantor in Emeco Pty Limited issuance of US$335,000,000 9.875% Secured Senior Notes due 2019 (2014).
• Representing DBS Bank Ltd in the USD100,000,000 financing to PT Adira Dinamika Multi Finance Tbk (2014).
• Representing Standard Chartered Bank in the USD20,864,074.54 and IDR210,000,000,000 financing for PT Cardig Aero Services Tbk and PT Cipta Anugrah Sarana Catering (2014).
• Representing the syndicated lenders in the US$75,000,000 financing for PT BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk (2014).
• Representing the syndicated lenders in the US$75,000,000 financing for PT BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk (2013).
• Representing Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited as the lender in the US$40,000,000 financing for PT Mardhika Artha Upaya (2013).
• Representing the syndicated lenders in the USD400,000,000 financing for PT Federal International Finance (2013).
• Representing Standard Chartered Bank, Jakarta Branch in the US$80,000,000 syndicated loan made between, among others, (1) PT BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk., as borrower, (2) Standard Chartered Bank, Jakarta Branch as mandated lead arranger, (3) Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, as agent of the Finance Parties and (4) Standard Chartered Bank, Jakarta Branch, as security agent for the Finance Parties (2013).
• Representing the conventional and Islamic lenders in the US$80,500,000 syndicated loan facilities and US$69,231,000 Murabahah financing for PT Media Karya Sentosa (2013).
• Representing Standard Chartered Bank and the other finance parties in the US$80,000,000 syndication financing for PT BFI Finance Indonesia Tbk (2013).
• Representing PT Berlian Laju Tanker, the world’s third-largest chemical shipper, in its US$1.2 billion debt restructuring process (2012).
• Representing the coordinating bank and the agent, in the US$120 million syndication facilities agreement made among others by (1) PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. as borrower; (2) (i) Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd., (ii) PT Bank Panin Tbk, (iii) PT Bank ICBC Indonesia, (iv) First Gulf Bank PJSC, Singapore Branch, (v) Korea Development Bank, (vi) KDB Asia Limited, and (vii) Standard Chartered Bank, Jakarta Branch as mandated lead arrangers and book runners; (3) Bank of China Limited, Jakarta Branch as lead arranger; (4) Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd as coordinating bank, and (5) PT Bank ICBC Indonesia as the security agent (2012).
• Representing Her Britannic Majesty’s Secretary of State acting through the Export Credits Guarantee Department (“ECGD”) in relation to the USD 5,948,900.35 export credit facility agreement made among (i) the Republic of Indonesia acting by and through its Ministry of Finance duly represented by the Director General of Debt Management as the borrower, (ii) Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as the banker and (iii) ECGD as lender (2012).
• Representing ECGD in relation to the USD4,605,000 Export Credit Facility Agreement made among (i) the Republic of Indonesia as the borrower, (ii) BNP Paribas as the banker and (iii) ECGD as lender (2012).
• Representing PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations Tbk. as a borrower in its USD237.5 million of new, two tranche secured financing (2012).
• Advising and representing (i) Standard Chartered Bank, (ii) PT ANZ Panin Bank, (iii) Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, (iv) The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., Singapore Branch and (v) PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk. in the USD115 million financing for PT Cipta Kridatama, a subsidiary of PT Trakindo Utama, a company which focusing on mining contractor services (2011).

Bank and Financial Institutions M&A

• Representing Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in the acquisition of a 73.8 percent stake of Bank Danamon. “ALB M&A Deal of the Year 2018” (2017).
• Representing The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (“HSBC”), Indonesia branch, in its integration with PT Bank Ekonomi Raharja Tbk, which is owned by HSBC’s UK-based subsidiary, HSBC Asia Pacific Holdings (UK) Limited (HAPH). This is the first “merger” to be done in Indonesia between a branch of a foreign bank with an Indonesian banking corporation “Nominated ALB M&A Deal of the Year 2017” (2017).
• Representing Cathay Financial Holdings Co Ltd, an integrated financial services company based in Taipei, in its acquisition of 40% shares of PT Bank Mayapada International Tbk. This deal represents another acquisition of a major bank in Indonesia by a Taiwanese financial institution under PBI No. 14/8/PBI/2012 regarding Banks’ Ownership under which no party may own more than a 40% shareholding in a bank (2015).
• Representing PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (“BRI”) in the IDR1,626,642,875,000 acquisition of 91,001% shares of PT Asuransi Jiwa Bringin Jiwa Sejahtera from Dana Pensiun Bank Rakyat Indonesia (2015).
• Representing PT Bank Himpunan Saudara 1906 Tbk in its legal merger with PT Bank Woori Indonesia. Woori Bank Korea would be the first financial institution in Indonesia that will be allowed to exceed the 40% limit after the issuance of regulation on Limitations of Ownership in Banks (2014).
• Representing PT Creador Kapital in its acquisition of 25% shares in PT Bank Index Selindo (2013).
• Representing DBS Group Holdings Ltd in the proposed SGD6.2 billion acquisition of majority stake in PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk (2012).

Financial Institutions Establishment and Regulatory Compliance

• Representing a Japanese multinational corporation investor in the structuring, business acquisition and establishment of PT Takari Kokoh Sejahtera, a joint venture finance company in the car lease business (2013).
• Representing a multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company in establishing PT Aegon Direct Insurance Broker Indonesia, a joint venture insurance broker company (2013).
• Representing a foreign investor in establishing PT Home Credit Indonesia, a joint venture finance company in the consumer finance industry (2012).
• Advising numerous local finance companies which are subsidiaries of major multinational corporations in their regulatory compliance issues (2012-2017).

Sale and Purchase of Receivables/NPL

• Representing an American private equity group in the purchase of micro loan business arms of PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk (2017).
• Representing an Indonesian bank seller in the sale of receivables to an offshore bank (2017).

Real Estate

• Representing an Indonesian conglomerates group in the sale of Graha Unilever Bulding to Union Sampoerna (2017).
• Representing PT Greenland Rajawali Utama, a company within the Indonesian conglomerate of Rajawali Group, in the en-bloc sale of a 47-storey international Grade A office tower to an affiliate of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (Realty) Pte Ltd (2014).
• Representing PT Grand Indonesia as the lessor in the “build-to- suit” lease of Menara BCA, which is one of Jakarta’s iconic premium-grade office buildings part of Grand Indonesia, to PT Bank Central Asia Tbk. (2006).
• Representing PT Surya Citra Televisi as the lessee in the “build- to-suit” lease of Senayan City Office Tower, a 22-storey building part of Senayan City (2006).

Technology

• Representing PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. and PT Telekomunikasi Seluler in the strategic investment in and development of LinkAja, the first state-owned enterprises supported financial technology, e-money, and e-wallet company, involving complex business reorganization of Telkomsel’s e-money flag business, T-Cash.
• Representing and assisting Singapore investors on the establishment of e-money business in Indonesia.
• Representing PT Astra Welab Digital Artha in the B2B activities of its peer to peer lending platform.
• Representing a major telecommunication company in its US$35 million proposed acquisition of an international payment system provider company.
• Representing a major telecommunication company in its proposed SGD186 million financing from a major Japanese bank for the purpose of acquiring a foreign fintech company.
• Representing an online travel company in the structuring and acquisition process to allow the company to operate e-money license and QR code payments products (2018).
• Assisting an e-money issuer in obtaining its e-money license under the new Bank Indonesia regulation on e-money (PBI 20/6/PBI/2018).
• Representing a technology company in the acquisition of companies operating in the logistics sector (2018).
• Representing a technology company in the acquisition of a peer- to-peer lending company in Indonesia (2018).
• Representing a leading technology company in a proposed joint venture agreement in transportation sector to expand its business in Indonesia (2018).
• Representing PT Visionet Internasional (OVO) in the acquisition of Taralite, a P2P lending company.
• Representing Warburg Pincus in the US$25 million Series B Funding of Online Pajak, an Indonesian fintech company specializing in tax services.
• Representing a major Indonesian telecommunication company in its proposed USD400 million acquisition of a foreign major fintech company.
• Advising a Japanese multinational bank in establishing a digital platform for the sale and purchase of receivables.
• Advising on personal data protection regulatory matters for several multinational banks and multinational technology companies (2013-2017).
• Advising on electronic payment regulatory matters and gift card issuance for major multinational technology companies (2014-2017).
• Advising on wide ranges of regulatory for mobile application (2016-2017).
• Advising an American payment gateway operator on establishing business in Indonesia (2016-2017).
• Advising one of the most popular multinational messaging enterprises on a wide spectrum of Indonesian financial technology and anti-money laundering matters (2015-2017).
• Advising multinational fund transfer operators on cooperation arrangements for cross-border remittance services (2015-2017).
• Advising a multinational ride-hailing enterprise on payment system product and regulatory compliance (2015-2017).
• Advising multinational technology companies on regulatory compliance for stored-value instruments (2015-2017).
• Advising various multinational financial institutions on data protection, anti-money laundering and e-KYC matters (2015-2017).
• Advising multinational financial institutions on structuring cutting-edge and unregulated payment system products (2015-2017).
• Advising a multinational technology company specializing in internet-related services and products on the use of virtual account numbers in Indonesia.
• Advising multinational enterprises in regulatory compliance concerning e-money, e-wallet, fund transfer, and national payment gateway.
• Advising a major group operating in the financial sector on product structuring and licensing requirements for an e-money and e-wallet company.
• Advising several major multinational financial and technology companies on electronic payment and financial services regulatory matters.
• Advising a multinational peer to peer lending company (Secondary Market) which focuses on buying and selling receivables on the expansion of its product to the Indonesian market.
• Representing a peer to peer lending company in the expansion of its business to include credit scoring provider and B2B activities.
• Advising multinational financial institutions in entering into Indonesia’s P2P lending business and robo-advisor business
• Advising a prominent Indonesian e-money and e-wallet operator on the structuring of cooperation for sharia-related products.
• Advising a major peer-to-peer lending company on product structuring, licensing requirements and day-to-day compliance for hajj financing activities.
• Representing a major peer to peer company in the development of its new Shari’a-based consumer financing product.
• Advising Akulaku Group in its day-to-day matters.
• Advising PT Line Plus Indonesia on the structuring of its business activities in Indonesia.
• Advising on wide range of regulatory matters for LINE Corporation’s Indonesian operations in connection with its mobile application.
• Representing Asetku in its compliance matters.
• Advising PayJoy Inc in its business activities in Indonesia related to P2P company operations.
• Advising Euronet in its proposed business activities in Indonesia.

Publication

• Chambers Project Finance 2023 Global Practice Guide, Chambers & Partners (2023)
• The Legal 500: Project Finance Comparative Guide 2023, The Legal 500 (2023)

Public Speaking & Academic Activities

• Lecturer in Gajah Mada University, International Program (Civil Law and Legal Writing) (2013-2015).
• Lecturer in University of Indonesia (Legal Aspects in Economic Transaction) (2014-2017).