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The Bahar & Partners team has highly regarded practitioners that are experienced in advising project finance investors, whether in Indonesia or internationally, on cross border transactions.

The firm offers “deep knowledge and excellent analysis in legal opinions on matters we entrust them on”, says one client.

The team assisted PT Hitachi Machinery Finance Indonesia, a heavy equipment financing company, on its financial and operating lease transactions and the company’s corporate matters.

Bahar & Partners was also entrusted to represent a syndicate of local banks, jointly led by PT Bank Central Asia Tbk and PT Bank International Indonesia Tbk, on loan facilities (in the form of conventional loans and a ‘shyariah’ facility) to PT Mandala Multifinance Tbk.

Bahar & Partners has assisted clients on numerous national and cross border M&A transactions and is constantly providing advice to major companies from various business sectors in connection with their most complex acquisitions.

One client says: “As a client, you get the direct involvement of experienced partners who bring commercial and practical solutions to complex matters.”

The firm acted as Indonesian counsel to Qatar Telecom on its acquisition of majority shares in PT Indosat, subsequently assisting Qtel in its tender offer on the Series B shares of Indosat.

Bahar & Partners enjoyed another strong year representing domestic and foreign investors, as well as mining companies, in numerous acquisitions of shares and legal issues relating to contractors.

This year’s highlight was advising East Asia Minerals Corporation in its acquisition of numerous advanced gold and gold copper projects in Indonesia. East Asia Minerals is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring and advancing world class East Asian gold and copper gold assets.