Jerry S. Coloma III

Jerry S. Coloma III is a highly sought-after corporate and commercial lawyer, consistently recognized by leading international publications for his transactional work. He serves as a trusted advisor to domestic conglomerates, multinational corporations, and government institutions on their most consequential and complex commercial initiatives. 

With a deep understanding of both law and business, Mr. Coloma brings a rare dual-lens perspective to every transaction. He is deeply immersed in the operations and strategic imperatives of highly regulated industries, allowing him to anticipate issues, structure more commercially viable deals, and manage legal risk with precision. Clients particularly value his fluency in navigating novel, multifaceted projects where legal, financial, and regulatory considerations intersect. 

His practice spans a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public-private partnerships, joint ventures and strategic alliances, corporate restructuring and reorganizations, project finance and securitization, equity investments and capital raises, and real estate transactions. 

Mr. Coloma has steered clients through groundbreaking transactions across diverse industries — from utilities, construction, banking, and real estate to fintech, education, healthcare, and e-commerce. He has acted in acquisitions of banks, technology companies, premier universities, mining firms, and online retailers, and in structuring transformative PPPs and asset-backed securities. 

Mr. Coloma has served as counsel in significant transactions such as the following:

• Publicly-Listed Utility Joint Ventures – Advising a listed utility and its subsidiaries on multiple joint venture infrastructure projects with government-owned and controlled corporations, with an aggregate project cost exceeding ₱5 billion.
• Landmark Real Estate Transaction – Advising a publicly-listed construction firm in a ₱6 billion development in one of the Philippines’ fastest-growing investment hubs.
• Fintech Capital Raise – Counsel to a pioneering Philippine fintech startup in securing ₱1.5 billion in additional investments.
• Education Sector M&A – Represented a Philippine conglomerate in acquiring a controlling stake in a leading private university.
• Cross-Border Retail Acquisition – Guided a conglomerate in its ₱2 billion equity investment in a global online fashion retailer.
• PPP for Regional Infrastructure – Currently advising on a flagship PPP initiative exceeding ₱20 billion involving multiple government agencies for regional development.
• Securitization Innovations – Counsel to a government mortgage finance corporation on several first-of-its-kind asset-backed securities issuances aimed at unlocking housing finance through market-based mechanisms.
• Healthcare Real Estate Acquisition – Lead counsel in a major real estate acquisition for one of the Philippines’ premier tertiary hospitals, valued at approximately ₱1.5 billion.
• Energy Sector – Currently advising an intergovernmental organization on early coal phaseout in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

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