Valerie practiced as a corporate commercial lawyer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and she is now based in Assegaf Hamzah & Partners in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Valerie advises on a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial matters, including takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, licensing and regulatory approvals, exchange control regulations, foreign investment, new business ventures and investment vehicles, joint ventures, capital markets, securities law, due diligence, drafting, reviewing commercial documents and papers, and general corporate advisory work.
In Indonesia, Valerie’s experience also covers an extensive range of corporate transactions, with specialisation in M&A deals across various sectors. She has represented foreign investors from Asia, the United States, the United Kingdom, continental Europe and Australia in a significant number of M&A transactions and foreign direct investments.
Recent key engagements include advising Malaysian, Korean, Australian and Singaporean investors operating across a wide range of sectors on their investments plans in Indonesia. Valerie’s clients currently include well-known international corporations operating in the e-commerce, IT, telecommunications, financial, property, F&B, retail, logistics, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, renewable energy, palm oil and mining industries.
Valerie is fluent in written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia, and has a conversational command of Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin and Cantonese (including a basic understanding of written characters)
EXPERIENCE
- Advised Sriwijaya Capital, a Southeast Asia–focused private equity firm, in connection with its strategic investment of up to USD20 million in PT Sumber Energi Surya Nusantara, a leading Indonesian renewable energy platform specialising in the development and deployment of solar power solutions nationwide.
- Advised PT Episenta Utama Investasi, as the Seller, in the landmark transaction involving the sale of a 51% stake in PT Nusantara Pelabuhan Handal Tbk. to China Merchants International Port-Integrated Development (Hong Kong) Company Limited, paving the way for enhanced collaboration and growth in the global port and logistics sector.
- Advised PT ESSA Sustainable Indonesia, a subsidiary of PT ESSA Industries Indonesia Tbk in its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project.
- Advised Marubeni Growth Capital Asia Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Marubeni, as it ventured into the healthcare sector through the acquisition of a significant minority stake in PT One-Ject Indonesia, a prominent player in auto-disable syringes in Indonesia.
- Advised PT Astra International Tbk., a multinational conglomerate based in Indonesia, in its joint venture with Equinix to develop retail data centre(s) businesses in Indonesia through PT Equinix Indonesia Jakarta.
- Advised PT Kalbe Farma Tbk. as the acquiror in the 100% share acquisition of PT Aventis Pharma from Sanofi Aventis Participations, Hoechst GmbH, and PT Usaha Minidin Raya. PT Aventis Pharma is a subsidiary of Sanofi that operates pharmaceutical business activities in Indonesia.
- Advised the sellers on the sale of majority shares of PT Supra Boga Lestari Tbk., an Indonesian retail company that operates the Ranch Market grocery chain, to PT Global Digital Niaga, a leading Indonesian e-commerce company.
- Advised PT Astra Internasional Tbk., a multinational conglomerate based in Indonesia, on their 49.56% investment stake through its subsidiary, PT Sedaya Multi Investama, in Bank Jasa Jakarta, a digital banking venture in Indonesia that is backed by WeLab.
ACCOLADES
- Ranked in Band 1 for Corporate/M&A, Chambers Asia Pacific (2024 – 2026)
- Ranked as Notable Practitioner for M&A, IFLR1000 (2023 – 2025)
