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Indonesia’s competition agency, the KPPU, is tasked with preventing anti-competitive practices in the country. But it is hamstrung by a lack of funds, limited powers, and a government that keeps intervening

Ashley Lee analyses the novel roles played by Indonesian-focused private equity firm Saratoga Group and Singapore-listed Tiger Group in the restructuring of Mandala Airlines, and what counsel needed to do to make the regulators comfortable with the deal

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By Joel Hogarth, O’Melveny & Myers

The Government of Indonesia’s decision to bring forward its proposed ban on the export of raw materials has left the country’s mining industry facing an uncertain future

MedcoEnergi’s head of corporate counsel and general counsel Siendy Wisandana explains to Hon Ting Lau why her company assigns geothermal projects with a different risk profile

An ISP industry group will begin to block sites that allow users to illegally download music in an attempt to stem what some call a cultural lack of understanding of IP in Indonesia. Peter Leung reports

With the prospect of numerous growth industries and healthy returns on investment, the world’s most prominent private equity firms are increasingly active in Indonesia. But there is an Indonesian approach to such investment, and international investors are advised to take note

Managing director and co-head of Asia at global alternative investment firm Paul Capital, Jason Sambanju, tells Hon Ting Lau that the private equity industry in Asia would benefit from more firms adhering to standardised reporting templates