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PHILIPPINES Law and Practice Contributed by: Raoul Angangco, Sylvette Y. Tankiang, Kristin Charisse C. Siao and Ma. Carla Mapalo, Villaraza & Angangco

Kristin Charisse C. Siao is a partner at Villaraza & Angangco and has expertise in M&A, tax and competition laws. She has

Ma. Carla Mapalo is a partner at Villaraza & Angangco, with special expertise in M&A, capital markets, project financing and foreign investments. She is a dual-qualified lawyer and has

actively participated in M&A transactions spanning a wide variety of industries, including power and energy, insurance, retail trade, telecommunications, mining, water utilities and healthcare. As a Certified Public Accountant, Kristin also specialises in taxation, providing expert advice on transactional tax issues, estate and tax structuring and planning, cross-border taxation and other tax matters. Her key clients include AC Logistics, China Telecommunications Corporation, Ayala Land, Fountel Corporation and Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

extensive experience in structuring investments and setting up acquisition vehicles and related financing. She advises clients engaged in highly regulated sectors, such as power and energy, mining, telecommunications and government infrastructure projects. She also has a special focus on competition law, where she advises on antitrust concerns and represents clients before the Philippine Competition Commission.

Villaraza and Angangco V&A Law Center 11th Ave. cor. 39th st. Bonifacio Triangle

Bonifacio Global City 1634, Metro Manila Philippines Tel: +632 8988 6088 Email: Info@thefirmva.com Web: www.thefirmva.com

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