Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad

The versatile team at Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad acts for local and foreign clients (both private and publicly listed companies) on their acquisitions and strategic divestments of assets, businesses and equity interests. Another core area of focus is advising on mergers and consolidations of subsidiaries and affiliates. The firm also regularly advises foreign companies on their direct investment into the Philippines. Rosalia Bartolome-Alejo heads the department, which has considerable strength in the banking, shipping, real estate, power, energy and manufacturing sectors. Manuel Gonzalez has particular expertise in M&A and joint venture arrangements between entities in the energy and petroleum sectors, while Mark Vergara is skilled at handling a broad spread of complex cross-border issues.