PHILIPPINES – CORPORATE LAW
MOSVELDTT LAW
Jerry S. Coloma III has been recognized by two international publications as a leading practitioner in corporate and commercial law. He advises prominent domestic and foreign companies on a broad range of commercial activities, such as mergers and acquisitions, public-private partnerships, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, corporate set-up, transaction structuring, contract negotiations, financing arrangements and securities transactions. He has advised a wide range of public and private companies across several industries, including utilities, water, construction, real estate, banking, engineering, healthcare, financing, education, fintech, media, and online retail. Mr. Coloma has helped clients close several groundbreaking deals, among which are the acquisition of utilities, technology companies, energy companies, banks, and real estate companies.
Jerry S. Coloma III Partner jscoloma@mosveldttlaw.com 901 9/F One Corporate Center Dona Julia Vargas Ave. cor. Meralco Ave. Ortigas Center Pasig City 1605 Tel: +632-656-4096 mosveldttlaw.com
Mr. Coloma’s recent transactions include: (1) acting as transaction counsel for a government corporation on the securitization of its loan portfolio amounting to Php270 Million; (2) advising a publicly-listed construction company in its public-private partnership for the redevelopment of historical landmark and the establishment of a mixed commercial development in a major city (project cost of approximately Php5 Billion), (3) advising a publicly-listed utility and its operating subsidiaries on numerous joint venture projects with government-owned and controlled corporations (aggregate project cost in excess of Php5 Billion), (2) guiding a publicly-listed construction company in its real estate development transaction in a premiere development touted as the next investment hub (project cost of almost Php6 Billion), (3) helping a pioneer Philippine fintech startup in its obtention of Php1.5 Billion in additional investments, (4) acting as transaction counsel on the acquisition by the education arm of a prominent Philippine conglomerate of a controlling-stake in a premiere university, (5) guiding a Philippine conglomerate in its Php2 Billion equity acquisition in a global online fashion retailer, and (6) advising a multinational electric company on Philippine Competition Law and other regulatory issues relating to its multibillion-peso acquisition of a domestic electronics company. Mr. Coloma is performing legal work for numerous public-private partnerships with an aggregate project cost exceeding Php100 Billion, including development of key infrastructure projects around the Philippines. Mr. Coloma authored the Philippine entries to Merger Control 2018 (Law and Enforcement) in Getting the Deal Through and Philippines: Mergers & Acquisitions (3rd Edition) for The In-House Lawyer.
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