Corporation and Special Projects

This is the practice that brings businesses into the Philippines and keeps them running here — from the first incorporation papers to the deal that changes everything.

Market entry and structuring

We take foreign investors through the whole gate: SEC incorporation and registration, foreign-equity limits under the Foreign Investments Act and the negative list, Anti-Dummy Law compliance, joint-venture and partnership structures, and tax incentives under the CREATE and CREATE MORE Acts with the BOI and PEZA. The structure you choose on day one decides what you can own and how profits come home — we make sure it is chosen deliberately.

Deals and special projects

We structure and close mergers and acquisitions, run due diligence for cross-border investments, and secure the regulatory approvals a deal depends on. Beyond M&A, we negotiate and draft the agreements a business actually lives on: commercial contracts, franchise and licensing agreements, leases, asset and share transfers, secured obligations, and the bespoke arrangements that don't fit a template — including unsolicited proposals for large-scale government-linked projects.

Ongoing counsel

After closing comes the quiet work: corporate governance, board and secretarial support, and regulatory compliance — the counsel that keeps a company in good standing between its milestones.

Who we act for

Multinationals entering the Philippines, family businesses, startups, listed and unlisted groups, private equity investors, and high-net-worth individuals. Whatever the size of the file, we stay on it.

Getting oriented? Start with our guides to the Foreign Investment Negative List, joint ventures and partnership structures, BOI and PEZA incentives, and corporate governance requirements.