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2025 chambers and partners asia pacific
General Business Law
Myanmar – Band 1
“DFDL has a long-established legal practice in Myanmar that frequently acts as local counsel on notable inbound mandates for prominent international clients. The firm’s local and international practitioners ensure a well-rounded offering that covers M&A, commercial lending, capital markets and corporate restructuring matters. Clients benefit from its long-established network in South and South-East Asia.” – Chambers Asia Pacific 2025
2025 legal 500 asia pacific
Corporate and M&A
Myanmar – Tier 1
“DFDL assists clients with a large market share and a strong presence in Myanmar, as well as household name global clients. The group stands out for its work on a range of corporate matters including financing, transactions and commercial deals, and especially the structuring of foreign direct investment.” – Legal500 2025
2025 legal 500 asia pacific
Projects and Energy
Myanmar – Tier 1
“DFDL Myanmar stands out as one of the few international law firms with deep expertise in energy and infrastructure projects in Myanmar. The firm’s in-depth knowledge of local laws, combined with a strong understanding of market standards, ensures seamless compliance and effective navigation through Myanmar’s complex regulatory landscape.” – Legal500 2025
Key Credentials
- A consortium of banks and financial institutions on its financing of USD 300 million, 225MW gas-fired combined power plant project, the largest of its kind in Myanmar, the Myingyan Power Plant.
- Thaibev on its USD 750 million acquisition of 75% stake in two Myanmar spirits distillers.
- A foreign export-import bank on its USD 800 million acquisition financing of a large teak plantation in Myanmar.
- Osotspa’s greenfield investment in Myanmar for its energy drink manufacturing business with multiple set-ups for backward and forward integrations.
- Telenor on its disinvestment from Myanmar by selling its shares to the M1 Group from Lebanon including strategizing on how to approach the exit, and comprehensive due diligence on risks, liabilities and mitigation strategies.
- Grab, as lenders counsel for Cambodia and Myanmar, in relation to advising a consortium of lenders on its first senior secured term loan facility, the biggest term loan facility in the Asian tech sector, with a principal amount of USD 2 billion.
- As Myanmar counsel to Credit Bureau Asia, a company having a market capitalisation of about SGD 215 million, in its listing on the mainboard of the Singapore Stock Exchange.
- As Myanmar counsel to the Keppel Group in its USD 57 million sale of Sedona Hotel in Yangon.
- As Myanmar counsel to AIA, on one of Myanmar’s largest and one of the first bancassurance transactions with AYA Bank.
- As Myanmar counsel in the sale of Osotspa group owned glass manufacturing business in Myanmar.
- As Myanmar counsel to Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility, for the first-ever AAA rated bond issue by a Myanmar-focused company on any international bond market as well as its subsequent issuance.
- As Myanmar counsel to Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation, as EPC provider and equity investor for a 145 MW gas-to-power project located in Kyaukse township in the Mandalay region of Myanmar.
- Nordic Aviation Capital for the implementation of its aircraft rescue protocol from Myanmar to Thailand amidst ongoing political unrest.
- Registration of the Representative Offices of ANZ Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Siam Commercial Bank, and Shinhan Bank in Myanmar and assistance in procuring their foreign banking licenses.
- Thai Samsung on its Global Privacy Policy from a Myanmar law perspective.
- A major Japanese company in aligning its personal data protection policy with Myanmar laws.
