GRUBA LAW

Founded in 1993, Gruba Caganda Advincula Melo & de la Fuente (GRUBA LAW) is a mid-sized, full-service law firm with expertise in banking and finance and mergers and acquisitions. The firm is strategic alliance with WongPartnership in Singapore, and it boasts sole Filipino membership of the WPG law network. 

Highlights  

In Capital market, the firm acted for AGX Group’s local counsel on its Initial Public Offering in Malaysia. The Firm conducted challenging legal due diligence work as it was conducted on four Philippine subsidiaries engaged in the business of logistics or freight forwarding services and warehousing. 

The corporate team advised French shipping group CMA-CGM in relation to buy the logistics operations of family-run conglomerate Bollore. This transaction was challenging as it involved the sale of 192 separate entities located in multiple countries with transaction value of $5.5 billion. 

Key clients 

Altor Fund, AGX, Infomina, Transcom HoldCo AB Sweden, CMA CGM, Mount Labo EDC, Dae Duck Phils, Wellspring Resources, Philippine National Bank