ZUHESTI PRIHADINI
Counsel
Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and Commercial Contracts

Zuhesti Prihadini is a senior corporate lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience advising on corporate finance, capital markets, banking, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. She regularly leads due diligence and transaction teams, prepares complex transactional documentation and handles regulatory filings for listed and private clients across mining, banking, telecommunications, property, manufacturing and plantation sectors.
Zuhesti has practised in top Indonesian law firms and in‑house roles. From 2017 to 2024 she advised clients at Luther LLP Indonesia on corporate finance, banking and acquisition matters. She served as Legal Manager at PT Sampoerna Strategic from 2013 to 2016. Between 2006 and 2013 she led due diligence and capital markets work at Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, and earlier held associate and legal staff roles at Makes & Partners and PT Aryaduta Hotels, gaining broad transactional and regulatory experience in IPOs, bond issuances, restructurings and commercial contracting.
Education:
- Universitas Indonesia, Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) — GPA 3.21/4.00
- Admitted to practice in Indonesian courts — PERADI
- Member, Himpunan Konsultan Hukum Sektor Keuangan
Highlights:
- Representing PT Adaro Energy Tbk in its initial public offering in 2008, the largest IPO in Indonesia;
- Representing PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) in its issuance of Global Medium Term Notes in the amount of up to USD 2 billion;
- Assisting various companies in mining, banking, telecommunication, property, and plantation sectors in conducting due diligence for initial public offerings, rights issues, and bond issuances (onshore and offshore);
- Assisting clients in conducting due diligence for the purpose of corporate restructuring, debt restructuring, and privatizations;
- Assisting clients in drafting legal opinions on various legal issues regarding corporate finance, banking, capital market, and mergers and acquisitions;
- Assisting clients in drafting various agreements including sale and purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, and security documents;
- Assisting clients in obtaining various licenses including employment licenses and investment approvals (BKPM approvals).