In recent years, Indonesian companies have shown both a greater willingness to use foreign restructuring processes, as well as a greater need to do so given the increasingly sophisticated financing structures and investor bases seen for Indonesian businesses. Some of the notable Chapter 15 protection cases include those involving the Duniatex Group in 2020, PT Bakrie Telecom Tbk in 2018, PT Bumi Resources Tbk in 2017, and Berau Capital Resources Pte Ltd (a Singapore SPV of PT Berau Coal Energy Tbk) in 2015.

１．はじめに

2021年12月15日、インドネシアの憲法裁判所は、破産および債務の支払義務の停止に関する2004年法律第37号（「倒産法」）235条1項及び293条1項において定められた、支払停止手続に対する法的救済がないことについての司法審査に関する決定（No. 23/PUU-XIX/2021（「本件決定」）を致しました。本ニュースレターでは本件決定の内容についてご説明致します。

２．背景

インドネシアでは、破産手続とは別に、日本でいう民事再生手続に相当する支払停止手続（Penundaan Kewajiban Pembayaran Utang）（「PKPU」）が規定されております。PKPUにおいては、債務者が、返済額の減額や返済スケジュールなどを盛り込んだ再生計画を提出し、裁判所が各債権者の同意を得て再生計画の認可・不認可を決定するとされております。同決定は全債権者を拘束するところ、下記のように、倒産法235条1項及び293条は、当該決定については法的救済が無い旨を規定しております。

In the recent opinion In re PT Bakrie Telecom TBK, 2021 WL 1439953, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York provided some further guidance on what constitutes a “collective proceeding” for purposes of achieving recognition of a foreign proceeding under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code. This post will address the collective nature of the proceeding at issue. In a future post we will address other important elements of Judge Lane’s decision.

Indonesia is a civil law country by tradition, with its legal system being based on Dutch colonial laws. Its corporate legal system as well as the respective registries are basic and do not recognise many modern corporate legal instruments. While these circumstances can make M&A deals challenging in Indonesia, its vast market and high growth rates make it one of the most attractive target markets. Prioritising and timing of the right aspects from the start is paramount.

Considerations for Distressed Transactions

The Indonesian Supreme Court has reinstated the right of secured creditors to file a bankruptcy and suspension of payment (Penundaan Kewajiban Pembayaran Utang or PKPU) process.

In collaboration with our foreign law firm partners, we continue to update our chart of COVID-19 measures taken by governments around the world. Today’s update includes new information for many countries as indicated in the chart: Global Government Measures Taken in Response to COVID-19.

In brief

The Chairman of the Supreme Court has just issued a decree on judicial guidelines for bankruptcy and court supervised restructuring (PKPU) processes ("Supreme Court Decree"), which sets out how Commercial Court judges are to manage bankruptcy and PKPU cases.

The COVID-19 global pandemic has taken a toll on the Indonesian economy, underlining the need for financial institutions to have adequate liquidity in the face of uncertain times.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

New Regulations Facilitate Retail Investor Participation in Singapore Bond Market

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more economic harm to Indonesia than the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008. As part of efforts to check the spread of the virus, the Indonesian government has implemented a policy of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar or “PSBB”), requiring most businesses to cease or at least pare down activities.