Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW)

Founded in 1972, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW) is the country’s top-tier firm which is headquartered in Manila and has full-service branches in Cebu City and Davao City.  

The firm is best known for its banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, intellectual property, tax and employment practices. It is also regularly consulted by the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, and invited to assist in legislative and regulatory work.  

Highlights  

The firm's recent deal work highlights its role in major financial and cross-border transactions. This includes advising Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), a top-five universal bank in the Philippines, on its merger with Robinsons Bank Corporation.  

In another standout global mandate, the firm acted for Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) on a Philippine merger control notification for the largest announced global merger of 2024.  

Key clients  

Bank of the Philippine Islands, House of Investments, Analog Devices General Trias, Agellus, Global Infrastructure Partners, Philippine Commercial Capital, Century Properties, and BDO Capital & Investment Corporation.