AlphaPrimus Awards
AlphaPrimus Advisors is proud to be recognized by leading industry institutions for its excellence in mergers and acquisitions advisory. These awards reflect our commitment to delivering strategic, high-quality financial advice and successful outcomes for our clients across complex and landmark transactions.
In the last 5 years, AlphaPrimus has been recognized by The Asset Triple A Country Awards, and other notable bodies for multiple awards
2021
Best M&A Adviser Philippines
2022
2024
2026
Best M&A Deal | Philippines (2021)
Sale of 17.5% stake in AC Energy to GIC
Deal Value: PHP 20.0 billion
Close Date: March 2021
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AlphaPrimus Advisors served as financial adviser to AC Energy Corporation on the ₱20 billion sale of a 17.5% stake to GIC Private Limited, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund — one of the largest M&A transactions in the Philippines since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The transaction was structured as a combination of a primary share subscription through private placement and a secondary share sale from AC Energy's parent, AC Energy and Infrastructure Corporation, underscoring the deal's structural complexity and cross-border nature.
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The transaction was recognized as the Best M&A Deal by The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2021.
Most Innovative Deal | Philippines (2022)
Energy Transition Mechanism for SLTEC
Deal Value: PHP 17.4 billion
Close Date: July 2022
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AlphaPrimus Advisors served as sole financial adviser to ACEN Corporation on its ₱17.4 billion Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) for ACEN’s subsidiary, South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation (SLTEC). This is the first transaction of its kind in the world structured specifically for the early retirement of a coal-fired power plant.
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The ETM was designed to facilitate the early retirement of ACEN's wholly-owned SLTEC coal plant by 2040 — 15 years ahead of the end of its full technical life — in support of ACEN's commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. Critically, the transaction was structured without reliance on multilateral support, demonstrating that market-led energy transition financing is achievable through institutional and private investors alone.
Best IPOÂ | Philippines (2024)
Initial public offering of Citicore Renewable Energy Corp.
Deal Value: PHP 5.3 billion
Close Date: June 2024
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AlphaPrimus Advisors served as sole financial adviser to Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation on its ₱5.3 billion initial public offering on the Philippine Stock Exchange. This was one of only four PSE listings completed in 2024.
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The offering attracted strong support from both local and international institutional investors, including a strategic investment from the UK Government's MOBILIST programme, an initiative under the British Investment Partnership aimed at supporting infrastructure development and green energy transmission across the Philippines and Southeast Asia. The stock has continued to trade above its offer price of ₱2.70 per share since listing.
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The transaction was recognized as the Best IPO in Sustainable Finance by The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2024.
Best M&A Deal in Consumer Finance | Philippines (2025)
Acquisition of 25% stake in HC Consumer Finance
Deal Value: PHP 11.0 billion
Announced Date: November 2024
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AlphaPrimus Advisors served as sole financial adviser to Security Bank Corporation on its ₱11.6 billion acquisition of a 25% stake in HC Consumer Finance Philippines from MUFG Bank.
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The acquisition deepens Security Bank's footprint in the Philippines' rapidly expanding consumer finance sector, providing access to HC Consumer Finance's ecosystem of close to three million customers and approximately 15,000 merchants and locations nationwide.
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The transaction was recognized as the Best M&A Deal in Consumer Finance at The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2025.
Best M&A Deal in Asset Management | Philippines (2025)
Merger of asset management business
Deal Value: PHP 485.0 billion in AUM
Announced Date: November 2024
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AlphaPrimus Advisors served as financial adviser to ATRAM Group on its ₱485 billion merger of trust and asset management businesses with UnionBank of the Philippines — creating the third largest asset management company in the country, behind BDO Unibank and Bank of the Philippine Islands.
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Under the transaction, ATRAM Trust Corporation emerged as the surviving entity, with UnionBank acquiring a strategic stake of 27.5% in the ATRAM Group. The deal also establishes a long-term commercial partnership, with ATRAM serving as UnionBank's preferred product provider for asset management and UnionBank serving as ATRAM's preferred distribution partner.
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The transaction was recognized as the Best M&A Deal in Asset Management at The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2025.
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Testimonials
Top M&A Advisor Award in Asia-Pacific for 2024
In 2024, the leading print and digital magazine acting as a knowledge network for the finance sector in Asia (Financial Services Review) acknowledged and deemed AlphaPrimus Advisors as the top M&A advisor in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024. In the article published by the magazine, they praised AlphaPrimus for its rare combination of boutique agility and institutional-grade rigor.
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The magazine highlighted the firm's leadership as a key differentiator: Co-Founder and CEO Manuel "Manolet" Salak III, drawing on his extensive international background at ING, and Co-Founder and Managing Director Natividad Alejo, former Head of BPI Capital, bring a perspective shaped by having operated on the principal side themselves, equipping AlphaPrimus to advise clients with an empathy and strategic depth that purely advisory-track firms cannot replicate.
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The article also underscored AlphaPrimus's track record of over 20 completed transactions valued at more than $3 billion spanning energy and infrastructure, telecommunications, media and technology, healthcare, and consumer goods. Landmark mandates mentioned in the article include the sale of Medicard to AIA Group, the Aboitiz Group's acquisition of Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the Meralco-Stonepeak consortium's acquisition of telco towers, and financial advisory to AC Energy on Asia's first energy transition facility.
Top 10 M&A Advisor Award in Asia for 2022
In 2022, Asia Business Outlook awarded AlphaPrimus Advisors as the top 10 M&A advisor in Asia and in the article published in their magazine, they praised AlphaPrimus for their influence in steering the Philippine M&A landscape and in their proactiveness in being socially mindful and aware of the impacts they make on the Philippine economy.
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The article highlighted AlphaPrimus’ balanced approach in dealmaking by combining decades of cross-border experience with strong local market knowledge and presence. Despite the rough macroeconomic backdrop in 2022, the magazine underscores the persistence as well of AlphaPrimus in landing deals including (1) the c.USD 350m sale of a 17.5% stake of AC Energy to GIC of Singapore, (2) the c.USD 700m purchase by Meralco of 85% of Global Business Power Corporation, (3) Aboitiz InfraCapital’s c.USD 500m investment in the Cebu Airport, and many more.