Camille Angela M. Espeleta-Castillo

Camille Angela M. Espeleta-Castillo is a Partner at SyCipLaw with extensive experience in complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and strategic investments. Her practice spans acquisitions and divestments, minority investments, joint ventures and corporate reorganizations, with particular experience in fintech, technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), energy, infrastructure and other highly regulated sectors. Her clients include multinational companies, private equity and institutional investors, financial institutions, listed companies and major Philippine corporations. Camille is a member of the Firm’s Special Projects, Banking, Finance and Securities, and Tax departments.

Her M&A experience spans some of the Philippines’ most active and highly regulated sectors. Her recent work includes advising Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc on their USD1.8 billion acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, which was named M&A Deal of the Year at the Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards 2024; New World on the sale of New World Makati Hotel to Ayala Land, Inc.; and Publicis Groupe on its acquisition of Hepmil Media Group.

Fintech and TMT form a core part of Camille’s practice. She has advised several investors in Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt), the operator of GCash, including Alipay, Amplo and Bow Wave Capital Management; Cognizant Technology Solutions on its acquisition of 3Cloud; Comcast Corporation on its acquisition of Masergy Communications; Canal+ on its acquisition of Viu; and edotco Towers on various matters. Camille also regularly advises fintech, lending and financing companies and other financial services businesses on market entry, licensing, and other regulatory matters.

Alongside her M&A practice, Camille has extensive banking and project finance experience, acting for lenders, borrowers, sponsors and investors on acquisition and corporate finance, syndicated and bilateral facilities, project finance, and secured transactions. Her experience is particularly extensive in energy and infrastructure, including power and renewable energy, transportation and mobility, telecommunications and digital infrastructure. Her recent work includes advising Cornerstone Energy Development, Inc. and Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. on the PHP6.1 billion financing of the 58.5MW Camarines Sur Wind Farm; lenders on the PHP3 billion financing of the Carbon Market Redevelopment Project in Cebu; and Philippine National Bank on the PHP1.94 billion financing of Green and Smart Mobility Philippines, Inc.’s nationwide rollout of an all-electric taxi fleet.

In the capital markets, Camille advises issuers, investors and financial institutions on debt and equity transactions and Philippine securities regulation. Her experience includes advising on Salmon Group’s USD150 million secured Nordic bond issuance and tap issuance; J&T Global Express’s USD451 million initial public offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; and GIC Private Limited in connection with Emperador Inc.’s secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange, the first secondary listing of a Philippine Stock Exchange-listed company on the SGX.

A Certified Public Accountant, Camille has substantial corporate tax experience and regularly advises on the tax aspects and structuring of acquisitions, divestments, corporate reorganizations, financing transactions and cross-border investments. Her experience includes advising Saint-Gobain on its USD1.025 billion acquisition of Fosroc, which was named Impact Deal of the Year at the International Tax Review EMEA Tax Awards 2025. She also advises on tax treaty and other complex corporate tax matters.

Camille was recognized by IFLR1000 2025 as a Rising Star Partner for M&A.