Milbank’s ‘deeply experienced' team handles a broad range of private equity driven transactions across the Southeast Asian region, with an emphasis on the healthcare, e-commerce, and leisure and lifestyle product sectors. ’Highly skilled advisor' Andrew Whan co-leads the team alongside Neeraj Budhwani. Whan primarily focuses on transactions within the telecoms sector, and often acts for private equity funds and corporates in take-privates; and Budhwani handles numerous leveraged buyouts and public to private transactional matters, with emphasis on the financial services sector. James Grandolfo is noted for having broad knowledge spanning SPAC mergers, and de-SPAC issues within the consumer goods and banking sectors. Dual qualified in the US and the Philippines, Paul Pery assists clients with issues relating to US securities law, with a strong focus on the oil and gas sector within the Philippines, Singapore, and India.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘A team of deeply experienced practitioners who go way beyond providing simple legal advice.’
‘Andrew Whan is a highly skilled adviser and is great to work with. Provides advice in clear, simple terms even when dealing with complex matters.’
'The team has unparalleled technical ability and experience across all sectors in the market. They give you every confidence that your transaction will be handled quickly and efficiently with them at the helm.'
'Neeraj Budhwani and Andrew Whan are exceptional operators in this field. Again, their technical abilities, market experience and client service are excellent.'
Key clients
- PLDT Inc.
- Globe Telecom Inc.
- Unispace
- Union Bank of Philippines
- Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited
- Hong Kong Broadband Limited
- Goldman Sachs
- Green Transition Partners Limited
- Trustroot Internet Private Limited
- CVC Capital Partners
- Baring Private Equity Asia
- PAG Capital
- Okada Manila International, Inc.
- AGP International Holdings Ltd
- Maso Capital Partners Limited
- Nexus Point Capital
Work highlights
- Advised telecommunications provider PLDT Inc. and its subsidiaries Smart Communications, Inc. and Digitel Mobile Phils., Inc. on the PHP9.2 bn sale of 650 telecom towers and related passive infrastructure to Unity Digital Infrastructure Inc., a joint venture between Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. and global private markets firm Partners Group.
- Advised GTP Holdings Limited on its sale of Green Transition Partners Limited, an asset manager dedicated to energy transition infrastructure in Asia, to HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited.
- Advised Globe Telecom Inc. in connection with a joint venture partnership with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres and Ayala Corporation for the development, construction and operation of data centre projects in the Philippines.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Whan, Neeraj Budhwani