Linklaters bolsters regional corporate/M&A offering with Widyawan & Partners’ hire of Teguh Arwiko in Indonesia

Linklaters’ formal association firm in Indonesia, Widyawan & Partners, today announced the hire of Teguh Arwiko, who has joined as a partner in the corporate practice, based in Jakarta.

Teguh joins Widyawan & Partners from Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung, (in association with Herbert Smith Freehills), where he was a partner.

Teguh is an Indonesia-qualified corporate lawyer specialising in advising corporates, and private equity and sovereign wealth funds on public and private M&A and JVs, with a particular focus on the financial services, TMT/digital economy and real estate sectors. His arrival will further strengthen the firm’s public M&A capabilities and financial services and tech sectors offering, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to deliver best in class support in these rapidly growing areas.

Partner Adrian Pranata at Widyawan & Partners, commented:

“We are thrilled to welcome Teguh into our corporate practice. Teguh is an established practitioner in the corporate/M&A space, and his depth of experience will be invaluable in further strengthening our capability and client service offering in the fast-growing Indonesian economy.”

Partner David Holme at Linklaters, who is currently on secondment as Senior Foreign Legal Advisor with Widyawan & Partners’ Jakarta office, commented:

“Teguh is a stellar addition to Linklaters’ Southeast Asia network through our longstanding association with Widyawan & Partners. Teguh comes with a wealth of experience advising Indonesian and international clients. We look forward to working hand in hand to deliver a seamless client service to all of our clients in the region.”