Hans A Kurniawan

Mr. Hans Adiputra Kurniawan is a bright and talented Indonesian qualified lawyer, with a decade of experience in banking and finance, foreign direct investment, and M&A.

He is recognized by IFLR1000 2021 and 2022 as Leading Lawyer – Rising Star and as Asia Future Leaders 2021 in Capital Market and M&A. He was named one of the “Best Young Lawyers of 2020” and listed as Rising Stars Indonesia 2020 by Asian Legal Business. He was also listed as “40 under 40 in Asia” by Asian Legal Business, in 2019.

In the area of banking and finance, Mr. Hans Adiputra Kurniawan has been involved in major syndication loans (including debt restructuring and power projects), bond-issuances as well as general advisory. He has also been part of a team representing leading global banking and financial groups on major finance transactions, bond issuance, sophisticated fund-raising projects as well as number of major electricity projects in Indonesia. In respect of foreign direct investment and M&A, he represents a number foreign clients in numerous projects and cross-border transactions, including plantation projects, steel industry, and business and assets (real property) acquisition.

• Counsel to Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company, Limited (MUL) on its Indonesian post-merger report related matter with Hitachi Capital Corporation (HC).
• Counsel to Mitsubishi Corporation in its superblock urban development project of more than USD 350 million, located in 12 Ha area of Vasanta InnoPark, Bekasi regency, West Java Indonesia. As a whole, Vasanta InnoPark plans to construct 17 high-rise buildings, including apartments, commercial facilities, office buildings and hotels and it is situated in a very strategic location for connecting to airports, ports and industrial parks.
• Counsel to Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation in their USD 7 billion joint acquisition with ArcelorMittal SA of Essar Steel India Limited, resulting to Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and ArcelorMittal SA taking control of the 10 million ton-per-year Essar Steel plant, marking the first participation of global steel majors in the fast-growing Indian steel market without a local partner.