Diana Dizon is an associate in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department.

Diana advises on a broad range of cross-border corporate finance and securities transactions, including:

  • Initial public offerings, follow-on transactions, and rights offerings
  • Investment-grade and high-yield debt offerings
  • Liability management transactions, including tender offers and consent solicitations
  • Mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures

Prior to joining Latham, Diana worked as an associate in a leading Philippine law firm for several years.

Diana’s experience includes advising:

  • SM Investments Corporation and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. in the establishment of their maiden US$3 billion medium term note and securities program
  • Merrill Lynch (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, as initial purchaser, on Nickel Industries’ issuance of US$400 million senior unsecured notes — the first high-yield transaction by an issuer in Southeast Asia in 2023
  • Synergy Grid & Development Phils. Inc. on its PHP13.85 billion follow-on offering on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)
  • Robinsons Land Corporation, as sponsor, on RL Commercial REIT Inc.’s PHP21.5 billion IPO listed on the PSE
  • The underwriters on Filinvest REIT Corp.’s PHP11.4 billion initial public offering listed on the PSE
  • Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. on its PHP29 billion initial public offering listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange, which is the Philippines’ second biggest IPO
  • The underwriters in AREIT ’ s  PHP12.3 billion initial public offering of common shares and secondary offer of common shares listed on The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the very first REIT listed on the PSE
  • The underwriters in Petron Corporation’s issuance of US$550 million senior perpetual capital securities
  • The underwriters in Globe Telecom, Inc.’s issuance US$600 million senior perpetual capital securities
  • San Miguel Corporation in the establishment of its US$3 billion medium term note and securities program and the initial drawdown of US$500 million senior perpetual securities under the program
  • SMC Global Power Holdings in its series of senior perpetual securities offerings (US$600 million, US$500 million, and US$800 million) and related liability management exercises
  • Vista Land and Lifescapes in the establishment and subsequent updates of its US$2 billion medium term note program, the issuance of notes under the program, and related liability management exercises
  • The underwriters in Jollibee Food Corporation’s maiden US$-denominated offer of US$600 million guaranteed senior perpetual capital securities and subsequent offer of US$300 million 4.125% guaranteed notes due 2026 and US$300 million 4.75% guaranteed notes due 2030
  • Megaworld Corporation in its offer of US$350 million 4.125% notes due 2027
  • Aboitiz Equity Ventures in its maiden US$ notes offer of US$400 million 4.20% notes due 2030
  • AllHome on its US$250 million initial public offering on the PSE
  • AC Energy in the establishment of its US$1 billion medium term note program and the issuance of US$300 million 4.75% green bonds due 2024 and US$110 million 5.25% green bonds due 2029 under the program
  • The underwriters in Philippine National Bank’s establishment and subsequent update of its US$2 billion medium term note program and drawdowns of US$300 4.25% notes due 2023 and US$750 million 3.28% notes due 2024 under the program
  • San Miguel Food and Beverage on its US$637 million follow-on offering on the PSE — awarded Best Philippines Deal by FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2018
  • The underwriters in the initial public offering of Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures on the PSE
  • underwriters in the THB23.5 billion (approximately US$700 million) initial public offering of Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited on The Stock Exchange of Thailand
  • Metro Retail Stores Group (Metro Gaisano) on its initial public offering on the PSE
  • Banpu Power Public Company on its initial public offering on the Stock Exchange of Thailand

Bar Qualification

  • Hong Kong (Registered Foreign Lawyer)
  • New York
  • Philippines

Education

  • LL.M., University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • J.D. (Hons), Ateneo de Manila Law School
  • BA, Brown University