Michelle’s practice spans both transactional and advisory work in the financial services and technology sectors. She is recognised by Chambers and Partners as a Notable FinTech Practitioner and a Corporate/M&A Associate to Watch in Indonesia.
Michelle advises clients in the digital economy sector on investment structuring, licensing, and roll-out of new business models. She represents clients in fundraising, joint ventures, M&A and other corporate transactions, as well as commercial and business collaboration arrangements.
Her clients range from established players including banks, insurance companies and telecommunication providers, to new market entrants such as e-money and other payment companies, digital platforms and cryptocurrency exchanges.
Michelle has advised:
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Michelle’s practice spans both transactional and advisory work in the financial services and technology sectors. She is recognised by Chambers and Partners as a Notable FinTech Practitioner and a Corporate/M&A Associate to Watch in Indonesia.
Michelle advises clients in the digital economy sector on investment structuring, licensing, and roll-out of new business models. She represents clients in fundraising, joint ventures, M&A and other corporate transactions, as well as commercial and business collaboration arrangements.
Her clients range from established players including banks, insurance companies and telecommunication providers, to new market entrants such as e-money and other payment companies, digital platforms and cryptocurrency exchanges.
Michelle has advised:
- Multipolar (part of the Lippo Group) on its cryptocurrency trading platform joint venture with Luno Group and its marketplace/peer-to-peer lending platform joint venture with PingAn
- cryptocurrency exchanges on options to establish their presence and structure their business in Indonesia
- a foreign investor on its participation in GoTo’s pre-IPO investment round
- Vidio on its first external fundraising round, a US$150 million investment by Affinity Equity Partners
- Grab on its strategic partnership with Emtek
- Bank Danamon on the sale of its majority shareholding in Adira Insurance to Zurich
- Bank Danamon on its bancassurance agreements with Adira Insurance (Zurich) and Manulife
- UOB on its digital banking and fintech initiatives in Indonesia, including its collaboration agreements with fintech and payment services providers
- an Indonesian fintech company and a private equity firm on their respective acquisitions of Indonesian banks to establish digital banking platforms
- investment banks acting as placement agents on the Indonesian regulatory aspects of a proposed PIPE offering in relation to the SPAC merger of a leading digital consumer credit platform
- an investment fund on its proposed super lending arrangement with a leading peer-to-peer lending group in Indonesia
- various financial institutions and digital platforms on e-KYC, data privacy, data storage, and outsourcing issues
- numerous banks, insurance companies and asset managers on regulatory structuring and cooperation agreements for distribution of their products through digital channels
- a global bank on recovery options following loan defaults and possible workouts
- a multinational bank on setting up its wealth management business in Indonesia
- a leading Indonesian telecommunications provider on the restructuring and expansion of its digital and payment businesses
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