Stephen Bennett, partner in Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Bangkok office, is head of our Bangkok office corporate team. He has more than 20 years of practice experience in corporate and M&A, banking and finance, and financial services transactions in Asia.

He has been recognized in Chambers Asia and Chambers Global as a top-ranked lawyer in corporate/ M&A matters in Thailand, and by IFLR for his work in mergers and acquisitions and capital markets.

Before joining Hunton Andrews Kurth, Stephen was a partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Bar Admissions

Education
LLB, Monash University, (Hons), 1988

BA, Economics, Monash University, 1985

• Represented Thai Union Frozen Products Pcl., the world’s largest producer of canned Tuna, in THB28.5B Acquisition of France’s MWBrands.
• Represented Bangkok Bank Pcl. in the THB 10 billion (US$330 million) SBLC backed Convertible Debentures by BTS Group Holdings Pcl.
• Represented the Sellers in 40B Baht Transaction with Tanayong.
• Represented TNP in 5B Baht Joint Financing for Thai National Power 2.
• Represented GHECO-One in US$750 M Project Financing in Thailand.
• Advised Charterhouse Development Capital and INEOS in connection with the acquisition of the acrylics business of ICI.
• Advised China Light and Power Company Limited on its acquisition of a 15% stake in Thailand's Electricity Generating Public Company Limited for US$250 million.
• Advised Ciments Francais on the acquisition of a majority stake in Asia Cement PCL.
• Advised Hellman & Friedman, Marubeni and Kumigumi on the US$100 million sale of a port facility at Laem Chabang in Rayong Province.
• Advised International Power on the acquisition of a 110-MW gas-fired co-generation plant at Eastern Industrial Estate in Rayong Province.
• Advised Nissho Iwai on the sale of US$50 million of accounts receivable.
• Advised Orange PLC on the acquisition of a significant stake in CP Orange, a Thai mobile phone carrier.
• Advised Telstar on its US$250 million aborted acquisition of a 25% stake in Total Access Communications, a Thai mobile carrier.
• Advised Tractebel SA on the sale of Nong Khae Cogeneration Company and Samutprakarn Cogeneration Company.
• Advised Tractebel SA on its public tender offer for all of the shares in the Cogeneration Public Company Limited (and its delisting tender offer).
• Advised Tractebel SA on the acquisition from Sithe of Samutprakarn Cogeneration Company Limited, Nong Khae Cogeneration Company Limited and 62% shareholding in the Cogeneration Public company Limited for US$500 million.
• Advised Tractebel SA on the acquisition of additional blocks of shares in the Cogeneration Public Company Limited from Fortum, Banpu and Nordic Power.

• Recognized as ‘Leading Lawyer’ in Corporate/M&A, Chambers Global and Chambers Asia, 2013-2018
• Recognized as ‘Leading Lawyer’ in Corporate/M&A (Including Capital Markets), Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, 2014-2018
• Recognized as ‘Leading Lawyer’ in M&A, IFLR, 2014, 2016 and 2018
• Client Choice Award, Capital Energy & Natural Resources–Thailand, International Law Office and Lexology USA & Canada, 2013