Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos

Corporate, M&A, energy, fisheries and aquaculture, Asia-Pacific, hotels, resorts and casinos.

Partner

Sergio has been a partner of the firm since 1999, when Cariola merged with Estudio Díez, Pérez-Cotapos Silva & Lira Ltda., where he was also a partner.

He is in charge of one of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions groups, and focuses primarily on buying and selling companies, as well as corporate and commercial issues, and continuous advice for national and foreign medium and large size clients in several areas, such as oil, stockbroking, energy, industry, agribusiness, hotels, and fishing and aquaculture, as well as laboratories and casinos, among others. He has participated in numerous transactions, advising foreign clients throughout the entire acquisition, development and financing process of the respective projects.

Sergio also participates in due diligence processes, drafting of agreements for the sale and purchase of company shares and shareholder’s agreements, franchise agreements, as well as PPP, EPC, O&M contracts, among others.

He is also the leader of the Asia/Pacific department (Asia-Pacific Desk), representing many Asian companies in their investments in Chile, particularly state-owned and private Chinese companies, in all economic areas, but especially in energy and industry.

Spanish and English.

Former Counselor to the Bar Association International Bar Association Inter-Pacific Bar Association

Taxation of the Company and its Businesses, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, 1998. Civil Law specialization workshop for lawyers, first semester of 1997, Universidad de Chile. Universidad de Chile, Law School, 1983.