Manila Water Company Inc. (MWC), with the help of MOSVELDTT, has won the contract to build, operate and expand the water supply system and sanitation facilities in Obando, Bulacan through a joint venture company. MWC's wholly-owned subsidiary Manila Water Philippine Ventures Inc. (MWPV) received the notice of award dated Jan. 24 from the Obando Water District. Upon fulfillment of the conditions precedent, MWC, through MWPV, will form a joint venture company (JVC) that will be in charge of the project's implementation. The said JVC will then obtain a concession from OWD as its agent and contractor, in order to develop and repair water facilities in Obando. The JVC aims to fully improve water services in the municipality, including its sanitation services.

MOSVELDTT, led by partner Jerry S. Coloma III, assisted the Ayala Group in acquiring 49% of the shares of BF Jade E-Services, the entity behind the online fashion shopping website Zalora Philippines. “This investment demonstrates how we, at Ayala, look at innovation and growth opportunities. We see the potential of e-commerce in the country, and believe that the Ayala group can benefit and add tremendous value to Zalora. With resources in banking, real estate and telecommunications, the investment presents new opportunities for Ayala to generate synergies throughout the e-commerce value chain,” Ayala CEO and Chair Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said. The transaction welcomes the Ayala Group into the industry of e-commerce. The Zalora brand has presence in various countries in Asia, and is considered as Asia's Leading Fashion Destination.

MOSVELDTT, led by partner Atty. Jerry S. Coloma III, assisted Ayala Education, Inc., the education investment arm of Ayala Corporation, in acquiring controlling interest in the University of Nueva Caceres (UNC), the first university in Southern Luzon outside Manila with over 7,000 students. Currently, Ayala Education holds sixty percent (60%) of UNC, one of the leading universities in the Bicol Region. As Ayala Education's flagship university, Alfredo Imperial Ayala, Ayala Education's CEO, has been appointed by UNC as its president. Ayala Education started to invest in the education industry in 2012, with the influx of demand to develop Filipino talents in various industries, including thee information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) sector, retail, tourism and telecommunications sector. Ayala's vision is to enable Filipinos to obtain high quality, but affordable education at the high school and college levels in order to arm students with skills by designing programs with future employers.