Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2017 Edition

www.finance-monthly.com 32 FINANCE MONTHLY DEAL MAKER AWARDS 2017 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS TRANSACTION REPORT Regina recently completed the deal involving the PhP4.2B acquisition by Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) of Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc.’s (ACR) interests in Alsons Thermal Energy Corp. (ATEC), the holding company for the baseload coal-fired power plant located in the province of Mindanao and a subsidiary of ACR. The acquisition of GBP, an associate of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), of 50% of ATEC signals the entry of the company in the Mindanao power market. Regina has also led a team of lawyers acting as counsel to Universal Robina Corporation (URC), one of the largest food and beverage companies in the Philippines, in relation to URC’s aggressive expansion and acquisition of snack brands. Regina and her team assisted URC in several of its multi-jurisdictional and joint venture transactions. CONTACT Regina Jacinto-Barrientos Managing Partner Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law Offices (PJS Law) 10F 8 Rockwell, Hidalgo cor. Plaza Drives Rockwell Center, Makati City 1200 Philippines T: +63 2 840.5025 | F: +63 2 810.0890 E: rpjacinto@pjslaw.com pjs@pjslaw.com REGINA JACINTO-BARRIENTOS Partner at PJS Law ABOUT REGINA JACINTO-BARRIENTOS Regina started her career as Associate in the Philippine affiliate of Baker & McKenzie. In 1997, Regina, together with David Puyat and Roy Santos, established PJS Law. Today, she sits as the Managing Partner of the firm, the leadership post she assumed in 2010 and from which she has driven PJS Law to greater heights. Regina was also a member of the technical team of consultants acting as advisor to the Department of Energy in the DOE’s World Bank Systems Loss Reduction Project. In the project, she was responsible for setting up the legal framework for private sector participation in the distribution business and drafting of transaction documents and procedures for the bidding process. Regina was also part of the Philippine delegation to the United States led by then Ambassador Albert del Rosario in 2003-2004. This was a period during which the Philippines faced the risk of being de-listed from the investment roster of CalPERS. Regina – as the Philippine private counsel-member of the team – was instrumental in convincing the fund to retain the Philippines (as they continue to do so to date) in its list. As Managing Partner, Regina has successfully led PJS Law in achieving several awards and recognitions from leading financial and legal publications. She recently won the “Woman Lawyer of the Year” award from the Asian Legal Business – Philippine Law Awards 2017. The year before that, she also won the coveted “Managing Partner of the Year” award given by the same publication besting other seasoned lawyers. As head of the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisition’s Practice group, she has likewise earned several citations and consistently ranks as “Leading Lawyer” by the several leading law publications. Regina is also an advocate of education in the rural areas. She has been an active supporter of Tapulanga Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization that helps provide educational, healthcare and micro-credit assistance to communities in Silay City, Negros Occidental, and a southern province in the Philippines. FIRM PROFILE PJS Law is Puyat Jacinto & Santos, a Philippine-based legal advisory firm, operating from the heart of one of Asia’s fastest growing economies. Established in 1997, PJS Law continues to reach out to the world with a comprehensive range of legal services in both established and emerging practice areas, as well as in-depth knowledge and extensive transactional experience in specialized fields such as energy, infrastructure, corporate/ mergers and acquisitions, banking, finance and capital markets, and conflict resolution. The ability of PJS Law to understand not just the legal framework but also the technical and financial nuances of a target industry remains the strongest point of the firm. It has paved the way for the firm to handle big-ticket transactions and rule-changing advisory work. As trusted strategic partners of industry stakeholders, clients appreciate the firm’s proficiency at speaking the language of business and industry when advising on legal issues relevant to their respective sectors. PJS Law takes pride in being consistently ranked in the top tier by some of the world’s most influential legal and financial publications. Awarded for her involvement in the following transactions: Global Business Power Acquires 50% Stake in Sarangani Power Project