Merger & Acquisition

This update highlights the key features of MAASP Regulation No. 3 of 2026, which modernizes Indonesia’s land valuation regime through standardized Land Value Maps, advanced valuation methodologies, and a national digital land value database. The regulation is expected to have significant implications for stakeholders involved in real estate, infrastructure, financing, and other land-based investments.

Indonesia’s securities industry is entering a new regulatory era with the enactment of OJK Regulation No. 3 of 2026. This update explores the regulation’s key reforms and the strategic considerations for securities companies as they navigate the new business classification framework, capitalization requirements, governance standards, and transition timelines.

Indonesia’s forestry carbon framework continues to evolve under Minister of Forestry Regulation No. 6 of 2026, which formally transforms ESG safeguards from voluntary certification standards into binding legal obligations for forestry carbon projects. This update outlines the key ESG safeguard obligations under MOF Reg 6/2026, including Padiatapa, community engagement, benefit-sharing, biodiversity protection, and ongoing compliance requirements.

Indonesia’s Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 7 of 2026 tightens outsourcing rules by limiting outsourced work to six supporting service categories. The regulation also strengthens worker protections through mandatory written agreements, registration requirements, and stricter compliance obligations for user companies. Following the regulation’s implementation, businesses are encouraged to review and adjust their outsourcing arrangements during the two-year transition period to ensure compliance with the new framework.

In work-for-hire over-the-top (OTT) productions, a production house may retain copyright on paper while unknowingly giving away its most valuable commercial rights through broadly drafted clauses. This update examines the four key provisions producers should watch carefully and what they should do to protect their position before the first deal closes.