Milbank LLP Corporate Finance and Securities partner James Grandolfo will moderate a panel at the Philippine Stock Exchange’s InvestPH 2026, its flagship investment summit, on March 17, 2026, in Manila.
Mr. Grandolfo, who leads Milbank’s Hong Kong office and advises on complex capital markets and securities transactions across Asia, will moderate the panel “A New Era of Philippine REITs: Expanding Assets, Redefining Value.” The discussion will examine the evolving Philippine REIT landscape against a backdrop of significant regulatory reform, including the Philippine SEC’s January 2026 revisions to the country’s REIT rules, which expand eligible assets to include data centers, toll roads and other infrastructure. Panelists will discuss how the new framework supports innovative REIT structures and long-term capital formation, while addressing emerging challenges around asset obsolescence, energy efficiency and investment resilience.
Mr. Grandolfo recently authored a detailed Milbank Insights article on the January 2026 REIT rule revisions, analyzing the expanded asset classes, new SPV and joint venture holding structures, enhanced disclosure requirements and dividend distribution mandates introduced by the Philippine SEC. Read the full alert here.
Joining Mr. Grandolfo are McJill Bryant Fernandez, Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Edward Lee, Head of Equity Capital Markets, Southeast Asia and Head of Capital Markets Advisory, Singapore and Malaysia at HSBC; Masayuki Ozaki, Chief Financial Officer of NTT DC REIT Manager Pte. Ltd.; and Victor S. Genuino, President and CEO at ePLDT, Inc. and VITRO, Inc.
Now in its second year, InvestPH is the Philippine Stock Exchange’s premier investment forum, bringing together more than 300 institutional investors, major listed companies and government leaders to discuss the Philippines’ most pressing investment themes. The 2026 edition takes place March 17-19 at the Grand Hyatt Manila.