Benjamin Carale > Latham & Watkins LLP > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
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Benjamin Carale
Position
Benjamin Carale, head of the firm’s Philippines-focused team, represents issuers and underwriters on a full spectrum of cross-border corporate finance and securities transactions in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the PRC.
Mr. Carale draws on his deep connection to the Philippines and a sophisticated understanding of the global markets to guide clients through all aspects of:
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- Initial public offerings, follow-on transactions, rights offerings, and block trades
- Investment-grade and high-yield debt offerings
- Tender offers, exchange offers, and other liability management transactions
- Mergers and acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures
Having practiced in New York, the Philippines, and Hong Kong, Mr. Carale forges trusted relationships with clients to bridge local business practice and cultural divides and effectively consummate transactions. He unlocks the resources of the firm’s robust global platform to help his clients achieve their capital-raising and other corporate objectives.
Mr. Carale serves on the firm’s Finance Committee, and he previously served on the Recruiting Committee and Associates Committee.
A recognized thought leader, he regularly speaks at industry conferences on securities law, including with Philippine market participants and regulators.
Lawyer Rankings
Philippines > Foreign firms
(Leading partners)With an ever-growing client base of national conglomerates, the team at Latham & Watkins LLP
routinely handles major transactions in the corporate, energy, and capital market spaces. Other key parts of the team’s workload consists of M&A, project finance, and arbitration work. Spearheading the practice, Benjamin Carale lends his extensive market experience in leading the firm’s capital markets practice. Meanwhile, Don Stokes advises on renewable and conventional power, digital infrastructure, and telecommunications projects across the wider Asia-Pacific region, with a particularly active portfolio in the Philippines. Diana Dizon is a core team member, advising Philippine clients on debt and equity capital markets transactions.