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                                              closing, it is common in Thai market practice

                                              to include no material adverse change in the

                                              target companyûs financial position, business

                                              and property, among others, as one of the
                                              conditions to closing. Furthermore, the SPA may

                                              provide for a walk away clause which allows

                                              the SPV to walk away from the deal without

                                              penalty should there be an occurrence of

                                              any triggering event. In this regard, most

                                              SPVs would try to insist on comprehensive

                                              representations and warranties in the SPA.

                                              Typical representations and warranties include

                                              organization and standing, authority, capital

                                              structure, title to the sale shares or securities,

                                              assets and business of the target company,
                                              litigation, taxes, financial matters, intellectual


                                              property, contracts and commitments, and
                                              legal compliance.


                                              Representations and warranties in the SPA in

                                              private equity transactions do not significantly

                                              differ from those in merger and acquisition

                                              transactions from the perspective of the

                                              purchasers. However, from the sellersû

                                              perspective, considering the transaction

                                              structure as discussed in Paragraph 2, it is




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