29 NOV 2018 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Baker McKenzie has advised the Thai government on the 44.7 billion baht ($1.4 billion) initial public offering of the Thailand Future Fund Infrastructure Fund, with Linklaters representing the underwriters and the initial purchasers.
This is Thailand’s largest IPO since 2015, and Southeast Asia’s biggest this year. According to a report in Reuters, TFFIF’s aim is to invest in long-term projects including expressways or toll roads, railways, electricity generation and distribution, airports and deep seaports.
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