Biography
Daniel Pardede is a senior partner and head of the Mergers & Acquisitions and the Technology, Media and Telecommunication practice groups, with more than 19 years of experience of legal practice.
He has assisted multinational clients in cross-border transactions and has been involved in handling various legal corporate/commercial issues, varying from corporate/licensing day to day work to assisting in providing advisory services to clients in relation to corporate/commercial issues. He has also been involved in mergers and acquisitions work, as well as corporate restructurings and asset disposals, assisted major clients in a number of high profile transactions, and dealt with government authorities such as the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal – BKPM).
He has advised a wide range of domestic and international clients across various industry sectors, including technology, media and telecommunication, real estate, plantation, manufacturing and trading.
Representative Legal Matters
Technology, Media and Telecommunication
- Representing PT Link Net Tbk. ("LN") in relation to the cooperation for the proposed Fiber to the Home Network Development and Operation of up to one million home passes with PT XL Axiata Tbk. ("XL").
- Representing PT Telkom Data Ekosistem in relation to the formation of PT Teknologi Data Infrastruktur (TDI) (the joint venture company with ST Dynamo Holdings Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of Singtel)) that will develop a 51 MW IT Load hyperscale date center in Batam (Kabil Integrated Industrial Estate).
- Representing Indonesia Investment Authotity ("INA") on its equity joint venture with GDS Holdings Ltd (“GDS”), a leading data centre developer and operator in Asia, to establish a vehicle to co-invest in the development of a nationwide data centre platform in Indonesia.
- Representing Telkom on the spin-off of its business segment IndiHome to Telkomsel for a consideration of IDR 58.3 trillion satisfied through the issuance of new shares by Telkomsel.
- Representing CK Hutchison Holdings Limited on the merger of PT Indosat Tbk and PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia to form Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Tbk. The newly merged entity, which will be known as Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, will have increased annual revenues and is expected to realise significant operational synergies that will deliver cost efficiencies and facilitate deeper innovation and network enhancements.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Representing Greatwall Capital Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of Suntory Beverage and Food Asia Pacific) in divesting 75% its shares in PT Suntory Garuda Beverage to its partner, Garuda Food (PT Garuda Putra Putri Jaya Tbk). The transaction also includes the divestment of 45% of Greatwall Capital minority shares in PT Triteguh Manunggal Sejati, a subsidiary of PT Suntory Garuda Beverage.
- Representing Select Service Partner Asia Pacific Limited (SSP) in its proposed joint venture with the an Indonesian leading airport food and beverage business, PT Taurus Gemilang (TG).
- Representing PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk in the equity investment of USD 194 million from Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO Group) for a 30% equity stake in PT Chandra Daya Investasi, an infrastructure company of Chandra Asri Group.
- Advising PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) in the sale of its majority stake in the world’s second-biggest copper mine, Grasberg, to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, through PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) for USD 3.85 billion. After the transfer, Inalum will hold a 51.23 percent stake in PTFI.
- Representing De Heus Animal Nutrition B.V. on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of a company which operates the business of manufacturing shrimp feed, fish feed (floating and sinking) and poultry feed (broiler and layer), concentrates and other compound feed and animal feed nutrition products.
Professional Honors
- Ranked Band 1 for Technology, Media and Telecommunication in Chambers 2023 – 2024
- Ranked Leading Individual for Corporate/M&A in Legal500 Asia Pacific 2024
- Recognised as Highly regarded lawyer for Corporate/M&A in IFLR1000 Asia Pacific 2024
- Ranked Band 3 for Corporate/M&A in Chambers 2023 – 2024
- Ranked Band 4 for Corporate/M&A in Chambers 2022
- Ranked Band 2 for Technology, Media and Telecommunication in Chambers 2022
- Listed, Asia’s Top 15 TMT Lawyer in Asia Legal Business 2021
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Member of the Indonesian Advocates Association (PERADI)
Admissions
Indonesia (2008)
Education
Prasetiya Mulya Business School (M.M.) (2015)
University of Padjadjaran (B.A. Law)
Languages
English
Indonesian