The Philippines
M&A Atty. Nilo T. Divina
Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance; Tax Nilo T. Divina is a recognised expert and bar reviewer in Commercial Law and the Dean of the University of Santo Tomas – Faculty of Civil Law, one the Philippines’ leading law schools. Atty. Divina has a post-graduate diploma from Robert Kennedy College, Switzerland in International Tax Law. He earned his Bachelor of Law degree from the UST Faculty of Civil laws as class Valedictorian, magna cum laude and Rector’s Awardee for Academic Excellence. He earned his degree in BA Behavioural Science, cum laude, as a consistent dean’s lister and college scholar, from the same university. He founded DivinaLaw in 2006 and grew it from a crew of nine lawyers to the present complement of 52 attorneys and counsels with core competence and dedication to varied areas of legal practice, including but not limited to civil, criminal and commercial litigation; banking and finance; corporate advising, including mergers & acquisitions, take-overs, and initial public offerings; special projects and taxation; and, cross-border and international transactions, among others. Atty. Divina continues to advise and represent some of the Philippines largest banks, insurance and health companies, realty companies, educational institutions, and several high net-worth individuals. He is a member of the Board of Directors of a number of top Philippine corporations, including the United Coconut Planters Bank, one of the Philippines’ top banks. An active member of several Supreme Court committees on reforms in legal education and court procedures, Atty. Divina is a sought-after speaker on various legal topics such as debt restructuring, debtorcreditor relationship reforms, procedural reforms, public interest cases involving elected officials, presidential impeachments, anti-graft and corrupt practices issues, realty law, finance and investment, and special court proceedings. He has appeared as an expert guest in several highly acclaimed television public information shows and continues to do so whenever his schedule permits.
DivinaLaw
DivinaLaw is illustrious for its holistic handling of mergers and acquisitions through the prevention of legal problems and costeffective, strategic and innovative solutions to legal and implementation issues. The firm’s M&A experience may be considered among the most extensive in the country. It represents a broad range of high net-worth individuals, private and public corporations, both local and international. Its undisputed track record in providing strategic legal advice, formulating cost-effective structures and high-quality innovative approaches involves – a. M&A planning, including documentation of the Plan and Articles of Merger, obtaining regulatory approvals and post-merger implementation; b. Initiation and thwarting of corporate takeovers, management buyouts and asset/equity divestments;
Atty. Nilo T. Divina Managing Partner Tel: +632 822-0808 nilo.divina@divinalaw.com www.divinalaw.com
c. Corporate workouts, rehabilitation, restructuring and recapitalisation; d. Shareholder agreements, block sale and pooling arrangements; e. Joint ventures and asset acquisitions; f. Private and public equity offers and acquisitions; and g. Extensive legal and corporate due diligence.
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