OUR TEAM


Kemavit Bhangananda
PARTNER



Kemavit's practice areas are cross-border M&A and structured finance. With his background in senior management and in-house counsel at domestic and international financial institutions, he has been part of global teams that advised on auctions, acquisitions and booking structures of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, China, Taiwan and Thailand.

At Charin & Associates, Kem has represented our clients on structuring and M&A in various industry sectors that include energy, insurance, real estate, conglomerate, transportation, and REITs. Highlights of these transactions include:

  • Advising and acting as transaction manager for DTGO Prosperous Limited in its acquisition of a portfolio of 17 hotels in the United Kingdom from Marathon Asset Management, and financing negotiation with Goldman Sachs, from structuring/bid stage through closing.

  • Advising independent directors and audit committee of a SET-listed energy company on fiduciary duties in connection with the company’s sales of major assets in light of a potential merger proposal.


As a licensed member of the New York Bar since 2001, Kem has published articles and presented lectures on banking laws and financial regulations for academic journals and universities in the U.S., South Korea, and Thailand.


Academic and Professional Qualifications

J.D., Suffolk University Law School, U.S.A.
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
B.A., Thammasat University, Thailand

Lawyer License from Supreme Court, State of New York

Other Qualifications

Senior Vice President, Advance Finance Public Company Limited
Vice President, Structured Finance, Lehman Brothers Thailand
Associate Counsel, Legal Department, Lehman Brothers Japan

Email: kemavit@charinandassociates.com
Tel:+662- 108- 2344

OUR TEAM


Kemavit Bhangananda
PARTNER



Kemavit's practice areas are cross-border M&A and structured finance. With his background in senior management and in-house counsel at domestic and international financial institutions, he has been part of global teams that advised on auctions, acquisitions and booking structures of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, China, Taiwan and Thailand.

At Charin & Associates, Kem has represented our clients on structuring and M&A in various industry sectors that include energy, insurance, real estate, conglomerate, transportation, and REITs. Highlights of these transactions include:

  • Advising and acting as transaction manager for DTGO Prosperous Limited in its acquisition of a portfolio of 17 hotels in the United Kingdom from Marathon Asset Management, and financing negotiation with Goldman Sachs, from structuring/bid stage through closing.

  • Advising independent directors and audit committee of a SET-listed energy company on fiduciary duties in connection with the company’s sales of major assets in light of a potential merger proposal.


As a licensed member of the New York Bar since 2001, Kem has published articles and presented lectures on banking laws and financial regulations for academic journals and universities in the U.S., South Korea, and Thailand.


Academic and Professional Qualifications

J.D., Suffolk University Law School, U.S.A.
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
B.A., Thammasat University, Thailand

Lawyer License from Supreme Court, State of New York

Other Qualifications

Senior Vice President, Advance Finance Public Company Limited
Vice President, Structured Finance, Lehman Brothers Thailand
Associate Counsel, Legal Department, Lehman Brothers Japan

Email: kemavit@charinandassociates.com
Tel:+662- 108- 2344