Practice area

Indonesia banking and finance law

Overview

The firm works with foreign lenders on financing into Indonesia, combining Indonesian legal analysis with the practical requirements of a cross-border transaction.

Foreign lending to Indonesian borrowers brings Indonesian legal questions into a wider cross-border financing process.

The practice covers the Indonesian work around diligence, structure, documentation, restructuring and trade finance, with experience working alongside foreign lenders.

Based in Singapore, the firm works with lenders, financial institutions, international counsel and transaction teams on the Indonesian elements of cross-border financings.

Scope and relevance

The practice is shaped around the Indonesian legal questions within the wider transaction, business activity or regulatory context.

Core work

  • Pre-financing and assignment due diligence
  • Financing structure advice
  • Finance documentation
  • Debt restructuring
  • Trade financing

When this practice is relevant

  • Financing an Indonesian borrower or Indonesian business activity
  • Conducting Indonesia-specific diligence before advancing or assigning debt
  • Aligning a financing structure and documentation with Indonesian considerations
  • Restructuring an existing facility or supporting a trade-finance transaction

How the work fits together

Advice can focus on one defined issue or connect several workstreams across the same matter.

Diligence and structure

Pre-financing and assignment diligence, together with advice on the Indonesian aspects of the proposed financing structure.

Documentation and coordination

Indonesian input into finance documentation and coordination with lenders, transaction teams and international counsel.

Existing facilities and trade

Support for debt restructuring and trade-finance matters where Indonesian legal issues form part of the wider transaction.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Does IndonLegal Works advise foreign lenders financing Indonesian borrowers?

Yes. The firm advises foreign lenders and financial institutions on the Indonesian legal aspects of financing into Indonesia, working within the wider cross-border transaction process.

Which stages of a financing can the firm support?

Support can include pre-financing and assignment due diligence, financing structure advice, Indonesian input into finance documents, trade finance and debt restructuring.

How does the firm work with international transaction teams?

From Singapore, IndonLegal Works coordinates the Indonesian workstream with lenders, borrowers, international counsel and other advisers so local-law issues are addressed within the transaction timetable and documentation.