Baker McKenzie Chile's nine-strong multi-disciplinary group is experienced in structuring, negotiating and documenting a broad range of banking, financing and capital markets deals. Its expertise ranges from project finance, corporate loans and refinancing, to acquisition finance, derivatives, securitisations and regulatory advice. The practice’s key figures are Sebastián Vivanco, whose track record includes project finance transactions, including syndicated loan agreements and local security packages; of counsel León Larrain, an expert in telecoms, securities and real estate projects; and corporate finance and securitisation specialist Jaime Munro. Within the firm’s associate ranks, senior Cristóbal Larrain regularly works with the firm’s New York team on corporate and project financings across the Lat Am region; and Jose Ignacio Berner acts for Chilean and international companies on banking and finance matters.

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Key clients

Capstone Copper Corp
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Société Générale
Trafigura PTE
Natixis
EBANX
PayPal
Quilhuica
Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
PNC Bank, National Association
Credicorp Capital Asset management (Administradora General de Fondos)
Grupo Security
Grupo Vía Central

Work highlights

Advised Capstone Copper Corp (as borrower) on the amendment and extension of a Capstone corporate revolving credit facility with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, The Bank of Nova Scotia, ING Capital, National Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo Bank (Canadian Branch), Citibank, Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada (as lenders).
Advised Natixis, New York Branch, (as coordinating mandated lead arranger, structuring bank, administrative agent and green loan coordinator) and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, New York Branch, (as mandated lead arranger) on an approximately $146m credit agreement to finance Centella Transmisión's Centella and Tap Mauro power transmission line projects in Chile.
Advised Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (as administrative agent and lender) on a $238m loan to Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional that was backed by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.