PHILIPPINES Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Francis L. Fragante, Jennifer Marie G. Castro and Carriz Andrea F. Nana Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia is a top-tier, full-service law firm with proven expertise in, among others, cor - porate and special projects, infrastructure, transpor - tation and public utilities, labour and employment, intellectual property, and litigation and dispute reso - lution. Its multi-disciplinary approach, involving col - laboration among the firm’s different departments, guarantees its clients effective and comprehensive legal solutions and representation. Its lawyers are consistently ranked in The Philippines’ Top 100 Law - yers and its firm has been cited by various interna -
tional law research publications. The firm’s corporate and special projects department has actively partici - pated in and is currently engaged in various corpo - rate and M&A projects, including business/corporate establishment and conducting legal due diligence on multiple target companies across diverse indus - tries such as power utilities, renewable energy, busi - ness process outsourcing, manufacturing of metals, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, cement, logis - tics, telecommunications, securities, mining and in - surance.
Authors
Francis L. Fragante is a partner at Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia. He
Carriz Andrea F. Nana is a junior associate at Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia. Her practice areas include M&A, infrastructure projects, public-private partnerships, corporate restructuring, regulatory compliance,
regularly advises clients on investment structures, tax, compliance and governance, property development, and regulatory compliance, among others. He has also counseled private companies in relation to various infrastructure and PPP projects and has assisted in a number of M&A deals, which required legal due diligence, contract negotiation, implementation and dealings with Philippine regulators. He has received recognition for his work in projects and energy, real estate and construction. Mr Fragante graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the De La Salle University of Manila where he graduated with Honors in 2007. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 2008.
tax advisory, energy transactions and corporate housekeeping. Her work covers legal due diligence, contract review and negotiation, licensing and permitting, administrative litigation support, corporate dissolution and cessation, estate settlement, and intra-corporate disputes involving shareholder rights and governance issues. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2023.
Jennifer Marie G. Castro is a senior associate at Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia. Her areas of practice include M&A, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, antitrust matters and corporate advisory work. She advises
publicly listed and privately held companies on corporate transactions, regulatory and compliance matters. She has advised a wide variety of clients in diverse industries, including real estate, consumer products, energy, manufacturing and technology.
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