Under the leadership of James Grandolfo, Milbank has developed a strong and successful practice advising issuers and underwriters on capital markets work in various venues throughout Southeast Asia. On the ECM front, the ‘personable, professional, relentless and trustworthy’ Hong Kong team has been particularly active advising on Philippines-related work, with the ’outstanding’ Paul Pery and counsel Ari Singzon key members of the team.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The team has a top-notch Philippines equity practice.'
- 'The team are personable, professional, relentless and trustworthy. You won't make a mistake recommending them to clients tapping the Philippine equity markets.'
- 'Paul Pery and Ari Singzon are outstanding and always helpful and responsive.'
Key clients
- BofA Securities
- Morgan Stanley
- Deutsche Bank
- China Bank Capital
- HSBC
- BPI Capital
- CLSA
- Credit Suisse
- BDO Capital
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Nomura Singapore Limited
- CIMB Investment Bank Bhd,
- Macquarie Capital Securities (Singapore) Pte Limited
- Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte. Ltd.
- PNB Capital and Investment Corporation
- Standard Chartered Bank
- BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited
- Investment & Capital Corporation of the Philippines,
- RCBC Capital Corporation
- Monde Nissin Corporation
- Filinvest Land, Inc. and Filinvest REIT Corp.
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
- DDMP REIT, Inc
- Synergy Grid & Development Phils., Inc.
- MREIT, Inc.
- Citicore Energy REIT Corp.
- Masan Group Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised the joint global co-ordinators and joint domestic underwriters on the PHP40bn stock rights offering by UnionBank of the Philippines.
- Advised the joint bookrunners on the $125m Regulation S IPO of Citicore Energy REIT Corp.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Grandolfo