Margarita del Rosario

Margarita’s experience includes advising:

Equity Capital Markets

• Maynilad Water Services on its PHP 30 billion IPO listed on the PSE. This transaction was awarded Water Deal of the Year (Philippines) at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Finance Awards 2026, Asia-Pacific Water Deal of the Year IJGlobal Awards 2025, Best IPO (Philippines) at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2026, and ESG Deal of the Year at the IFR Asia Awards 2025
• Eco-Shop on its US$230 million IPO on Bursa Malaysia, the largest IPO in Malaysia in 2025. This transaction was awarded Equity Market Deal of the Year at the ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2026, Best IPO (Malaysia) at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2026, and Best Equity Deal: Malaysia and Best IPO: Malaysia at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2025
• The book-running lead managers on JSW Cement’s US$410 million IPO on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
• The underwriters on Nexus REIT’s US$391 million IPO listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited
• Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation on its PHP5.3 billion IPO on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). This transaction was awarded Best IPO (Philippines) at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2025 and Southeast Asia’s Best Mid-Cap Equity Deal of the Year at the Alpha Southeast Asia Best Deal & Solution Awards 2024
• A foreign integrated trading and investment business conglomerate in the conduct of an initial public offering on the PSE where responsibilities include providing guidance on relevant Securities Exchange Commission and Philippine Stock Exchange issuances in respect of registration of securities and listing in the Main Board, respectively *

Debt Capital Markets

• Philippine Airlines on its inaugural US$300 million 7.75% five-year senior bond offering
• Vinpearl JSC on its issuance of US$150 million 9.5% guaranteed exchangeable bonds due 2029, exchangeable into shares of Vingroup. This transaction was awarded Best Equity-Linked Deal (Vietnam) at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2025
• Philippine National Bank on its drawdown of US$300 million 4.85% Senior Notes due 2029 Issued Pursuant to its US$2 billion Medium Term Note Programme. This transaction was awarded Best Sustainability Bond – Financial Institution (Philippines) at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2025
• SM Investments Corporation and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. on the establishment of their maiden US$3 billion guaranteed euro medium term note and securities program and the subsequent drawdown of US$500 million 5.375% Guaranteed Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029. This transaction was awarded Best Bond – Corporate (Philippines) at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2025, and Philippines Capital Markets Deal of the Year at the IFR Asia Awards 2024
• The lead managers on Biocon Biologics’ US$800 million 6.67% senior secured notes due 2029. This represents the first USD bond issuance by a biopharmaceutical company in Asia Pacific, and the largest debut issuance from a high-yield-rated issuer from India in the past 10 years. This transaction was awarded Debt Market Deal of the Year at the ALB India Law Awards 2026, High Yield Deal of the Year at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2025, Best New Bond (India) at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2025, and High-Yield Bond of the Year at the IFR Asia Awards 2024   

Others

• HARPS Global on the acquisition of Sempermed, a medical business held by Austria-based Semperit AG
• Alta Capital, an Indian investment & asset management firm, on its structured equity investment in Table Space Technologies, India’s leading managed office service provide
• Pathology Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based medical diagnostics company, on the:
  • Minority investment by Medtech Helitree
  • Issuance of shares to various investors for an aggregate funding amount of approximately S$72 million
• A foreign development finance institution on its investment in a Philippine renewable energy corporation*
• A foreign renewable energy corporation on its acquisition of shares in a Philippine renewable energy holding company*
• A Philippine real estate developer on its joint ventures for the development of mixed-used condominiums and projects in several regions in the Philippines*
• A foreign corporation in connection with its proposed acquisition of shares in a Philippine-listed company via tender offer* 
• A foreign investment bank as local counsel on the development and construction financing of floating solar projects through secured loan facilities where responsibilities include drafting of legal advice and transaction documents to ensure that the deal complies with relevant Philippine law and regulatory issuances*
• A foreign conglomerate on government contracts with respect to a wide range of issues including but not limited contract drafting and renegotiation, international and domestic arbitration, and enforcement of awards in Philippine courts*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham