Sinath’s key past experiences

• Advised on the acquisition of shares in a dry port operator.
• Advised on the 100% sale of shares in a rural credit operator.
• Advised on the 100% sale of shares in a deposit-taking microfinance institution.
• Advised on a merger between a commercial bank and a microfinance institution, which now ranks among the top five in terms of total assets.
• Assisted a Japanese agency in preparing a feasibility study on a major port in Cambodia, covering different areas such as the form of the concession, governance of the operator, participation of the private entity in the port operation, etc.
• Advised concessionaires on the impacts of the Law on Public-Private Partnerships on their concessions granted prior to the law’s entry into force.
• Advised a Chinese lender in relation to a financing of a major Cambodian conglomerate for the development of a tourism complex.
• Advised a Chinese hydropower operator on restructuring its security documents and project documents as part of existing financing.
• Advised a Singaporean lead arranger in relation to a syndicated Islamic financing of a Cambodian borrower for the construction of a high-power transmission line in Cambodia.
• Advised a Thai lender in relation to a financing of a major Cambodian beverage company.
• Advised a Thai lender in relation to syndicated financing of a Cambodian borrower for the construction of mega malls.
• Advised a Thai lead arranger in relation to a syndicated financing of a solar power plant in Cambodia.
• Advised the borrower in its borrowing to finance its rooftop solar project in several countries, including Cambodia.
• Advised a Malaysian bank in relation to a syndicated financing of a Cambodian rice miller.
• Advised a Cambodian commercial bank in relation to its borrowing from the Asian Development Bank.
• Advised a foreign development agency in relation to the financing of a hospital in Cambodia.
• Advised a Finnish fund in its lending to a microfinance institution.
• Advised a French development agency in relation to the financing of a school establishment focusing on improving skills in the garment sector.
• Advised a Taiwanese lead arranger in relation to a syndicated financing of a local microfinance institution.
• Assisted a telecom company in relation to its guaranteed corporate bond issuance in Cambodia.
• Advised a Cambodian conglomerate in relation to its guaranteed corporate bond issuance in Cambodia.
• Advised a credit guarantor in relation to its guarantee of bond issuance by a Cambodian railway operator.
• Advised a European bank in relation to a financing facility for an Irish company for the acquisition of an Airbus A320, which was then leased to a local carrier in Cambodia.
• Advised a U.S.-based aircraft lessor in relation to a lease of an aircraft to a local carrier in Cambodia.
• Advised a Chinese bank in relation to financing a Chinese company for the acquisition of two aircraft, which were then leased to a local carrier in Cambodia.

Academic

• Master of Business Law, Lyon, France 2004

Membership

• Member of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Language

Khmer, English, French