A&O Shearman’s offering regularly advises on M&A and foreign investments, while also handling equity and debt capital market work, notably including, block trades, IPOs, and regulatory capital. With a client base of global corporations and Philippine conglomerates, the firm’s banking and finance group is well-placed to advise on project financing mandates. Alun Evans focuses on cross-border M&A and joint ventures and Alexander Stathopoulos who has considerable experience advising on equity and debt securities. Vicki Liu is an integral member of the leadership team, acting for borrowers and lenders in a broad range of banking and finance transactions, while Giancarlo Sambalido represents issuers, underwriters, and credit enhancers in connection with asset-backed transactions and project financing in the energy sector. Sheila Ahuja is a key contact for international arbitration mandates.

Operating from its Singapore hub, Clifford Chance is well-positioned to advise both national and multinational clients on a broad range of complex corporate and M&A, restructuring, and capital markets transactions across the Philippines. The firm boasts a strong record of acting for lenders in relation to asset, acquisition, and project finance matters, in addition to international arbitrations. Co-leading the team is Melissa Ng with capabilities spanning M&A, joint ventures, and divestments, and Vicky Ma who is noted for her expertise banking and finance issues, with experience in advising financial institutions on international project financing within the energy and infrastructure sectors.

With an ever-growing client base of national conglomerates, the team at Latham & Watkins LLP routinely handles major transactions in the corporate, energy, and capital market spaces. Other key parts of the team’s workload consists of M&A, project finance, and arbitration work. Spearheading the practice, Benjamin Carale lends his extensive market experience in leading the firm’s capital markets practice. Meanwhile, Don Stokes advises on renewable and conventional power, digital infrastructure, and telecommunications projects across the wider Asia-Pacific region, with a particularly active portfolio in the Philippines. Diana Dizon is a core team member, advising Philippine clients on debt and equity capital markets transactions.

Milbank’s Philippine offering focuses on three main areas: corporate transactions, capital markets, and energy and infrastructure projects. Handling M&As and IPOs on the corporate side, and renewables on the energy side, the firm often acts for key financial institutions, lenders, and sponsors. Leading the practice, James Grandolfo has considerable experience advising on capital markets, M&A, and private equity, across multiple jurisdictions with a particular focus on the Philippines. Another force in capital markets is Paul Pery who handles investment grade and high-yield debt and equity, while James Murray leads the firm's project, energy, and infrastructure finance group, which often acts for regional sponsors and developers, and export credit agencies.

The team at Pinsent Masons specialises in handling construction-related projects, across the energy and infrastructure sectors. Bernard Ang, who is known for his work in the waste and water sectors, and James Harris, who is renowned for his wide coverage across the regional energy and infrastructure market, both lead the practice which often advises on work concerning data centers, subsea cabling, and renewable power. David Clinch is noted for his expansive experience in handling M&A, joint ventures, and project developments across a vast array of sectors.

Gibson Dunn’s Philippine practice advises a wide variety of clients that range from government departments to corporate entities on matters spanning the energy and infrastructure, transport, and TMT sectors. The firm’s capabilities include advice on joint ventures, developments, and corporate finance, as well as acting in arbitrations. Patricia Tan Openshaw leads the practice with her strong focus on project development and finance within the energy and infrastructure space, while Connell O’Neill assists with corporate and commercial transactions within the IT, media, and telecoms sectors, given his strong industry knowledge in the area.

Handling ‘complicated disputes across a wide range of fields’, the team at King & Spalding LLP advises clients across the energy, infrastructure, and tech sectors, with particular strength in projects, M&A, financing, and investments in the Philippines. The firm also has a well-established arbitration practice in the Philippines, which handles both domestic and cross-border matters. Leading the practice, Wade Coriell spearheads the international arbitration practice and notably represented the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines in a concession contract dispute. Working alongside Coriell is Nils Eliasson who is recommended for his expertise in M&A, private equity investments, and joint ventures. Elodie Dulac is noted  for her expertise within the region in energy, mining, and investor-state disputes.

 

Linklaters' Philippine offering spans corporate and M&A, capital markets as well as projects and infrastructure, with team regularly assisting banks and government entities with multi-jurisdictional transactions. Jointly leading the team is Philip Badge, who specialises in international finance and leads the banking side of the practice, covering syndicated bank loans, and Amit Singh, who leads the firm’s international capital markets offering, handling the full range of debt and equity issues—including capital raisings, high-yield issues, and masala and green bonds. Singled out for her prowess in corporate and M&A, Sophie Mathur is renowned for advising on an array of multijurisdictional sponsor deals.

With a broad client base that includes banks, financial institutions, and private equity funds, Stephenson Harwood LLP has a strong track record within the Philippine market for handling foreign investment and asset financing, particularly in the aviation sector. Jointly leading the practice is Tom Platts who advises international businesses on market entry and M&A, Saugata Mukherjee who is experienced in handling capital markets transactions, and Gregory Xu who is well-regarded for advising financial institutions on corporate finance matters.

The team at White & Case Pte. Ltd. regularly handles corporate and finance work, advising Philippine corporates on investments and acquisitions, in addition to harboring capabilities within the energy, infrastructure, and natural resources sector.  Ostiane Goh-Livorness is the main contact following the departure of Matthew Osborne in January 2025.