Alastair Timblick

Alastair Timblick

Senior Partner

 

Contact Details

Phone: +662 261 2580-5

Mobile: +668 9206 8808

Email: atimblick@timblickpartners.com

 

Citizenship

United Kingdom

 

Education

  • Winchester College, Hampshire, UK
  • London School of Economics, UK
  • College of Law, London, UK

 

Bars and Memberships

  • Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales
  • Registered as a foreign lawyer in Hong Kong

 

Languages/Other Interests

  • English, Basic French (written and oral)

 

Practice Experience

Alastair is the founder and managing partner of Timblick & Partners.

 

Alastair has held positions in Thailand as the Head of International Finance Group in the Bangkok office of Watson, Farley Williams and before that worked at the Bangkok Office of White & Case LLP. Alastair has significant experience in advising on a broad range of corporate transactions both in Asia and in Europe. Alastair worked for 11 years in the London, Hong Kong and Bangkok offices of Hogan Lovells. During his time in Asia, Alastair’s practice has included mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, private equity, corporate restructuring, convertible debt placings, joint ventures and securities and financial services regulatory matters. Alastair serves on the boards of a number of client companies.

 

Recent and indicative transactions on which Alastair has advised include:

 

Thailand

  • Shincorp – advising the Shinawatra family on the disposal of its interests in Shin Corporation pcl to Temasek Holdings;
  • Anchan Capital – Advising Anchan on all aspects of is development of a integrated resort on Koh Samui;
  • TMB – advising TMB on its proposed USD 1 billion recapitalisation programme;
  • SCB Asset Management Company Limited – advising SCBAM on its role as the fund manager of the Land and Houses property fund listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand;
  • Lazard India – advising Lazard India on the proposed tender offer for a controlling stake in a listed shipping company;
  • PTT – advising PTT on its acquisition of the JET Service Stations from Conoco Phillips;
  • Manulife (Thailand) – advising Manulife on shareholding structures and other regulatory issues;
  • Manulife Asset Management – advising Manulife on regulatory and compliance issues;
  • ING Asset Management – advising ING on sovereign immunity issues in connection with the Bank of Thailand;
  • Rayong Refinery Pcl – advising RRC on its co-development and operation of a reformate and aromatics refinery with the Aromatics (Thailand) Pcl;
  • TMB Macquarie Securities (Thailand) Limited – advising TMB Macquarie in respect of the restructuring of and investment in Akara Mining Limited;
  • KTAM – advising Krung Thai Asset Management on the proposed listing of a Thai property fund on the Stock Exchange of Thailand;
  • GE Capital – advising GE Capital on its acquisition of 25% of Bank of Ayudhya Pcl;
  • DBS Thai Danu Bank pcl – advising DBS Thai Danu Bank on the restructuring of a number of its bilateral non-performing loan portfolio;
  • Universal Starch Pcl. (formerly, Thai Wah Pcl.) – advising the Steering Committee of various major Asian and European banks (including UOB, Schroders, DBS Thai Danu Bank, Soc Gen, Siam Commercial Bank, Bangkok Bank) in relation to the restructuring of the debts and business of Thai Wah, a major Thai hotel resorts and tapioca listed business;
  • Angel Airlines – advising a Thai airline (Angel Airlines) on the restructuring of its business and capital raising exercise;
  • Barclays Bank plc – advising Barclays Bank on the acquisition of DBS Thai Danu Securities Co. Ltd from DBS Bank;
  • Saga Co. Limited – advising Saga, a Taiwanese jewelry and watch manufacturer on its acquisition of a Thai jewelry manufacturing business from a US company in Chapter 11;

 

Hong Kong

  • Alstom – advising Alstom on its acquisition of a power servicing business in Hong Kong;
  • BNP Paribas Peregrine/Deutsche Bank – advising BNP and DB as sponsors to a proposed listing of a casino related business on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong;
  • Wah Fu Holdings plc – advising Wah Fu on its proposed acquisition of the Asian insurance assets of HIH, a leading Australian insurer;
  • KGI Securities – advising KGI Securities, a Taiwanese securities company on its investment in a Korean internet based securities trading company;
  • Hong Kong Bank – advising Hong Kong Bank in relation to financial assistance aspects in connection with the financing of the acquisition by PCCW of Hong Kong Telecom;
  • Investment Funds – advising US hedge funds (Highbridge, Citadel, Deephaven, Rhino, Ramius Capital) on the subscription of a number of privately placed convertible bonds and warrants issued by companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange;
  • Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein – advising Dresdner on various consultation papers issued by the SFC in connection with changes to the Code on Takeover and Mergers;
  • SITA – advising SITA, a major European water and waste management company in relation to the restructuring of its interest in a Singapore government joint venture;
  • Standard Chartered Bank – advising Standard Chartered Bank on the acquisition and sale of a large number of distressed loans to various financial institutions (Lehman Brothers, Bank of America, Salomon Brothers, Deutsche Bank etc) under LMA and LSTA standard terms;
  • Standard Chartered Bank – advising Standard Chartered Bank on setting up its distressed debt operations including the establishment of standard form documents, internal compliance procedures and other risk management controls;

 

London

  • Egg plc – advising Egg plc on the proposed sale of Prudential plc’s shareholding in Egg plc;
  • Nomura – advising Nomura on the purchase and leaseback of the European CenterParcs holiday villages;
  • Barclays Bank plc – advising Barclays on its acquisition of the Gerrard private banking group from Old Mutual plc;
  • HBOS plc – advising HBOS on the sale of its remote ATM estate to Cardpoint plc;
  • Granada plc – advising Granada on its merger with Carlton Communications plc, by way of inter-conditional schemes of arrangement, to create ITV plc;
  • Swiss Re GB plc – advising Swiss Re on its acquisition of Life Assurance Holdings Corporation Limited from New York Life Insurance Company, The Prudential Assurance Company Limited, JP Morgan Partners LP and others;
  • Christie’s International plc – advising Christie’s on its acquisition of an old masters dealership from two private individuals;
  • Aviagen Limited – advising Aviagen Limited (controlled by Advent International Limited) on its proposed acquisition of British United Turkeys from Merial Limited;

 

Publications

  • PLC Handbook on Mergers and Acquisitions (public) – 2006 and 2007 (Thai Chapter);
  • IFLR – May 2002 – “Restructuring Asia’s Distressed Bank’s” – Bank M&A in Asia;
  • Asian Chemical News – April 2002 – “Banking on new moves” – Restructuring in Thailand;