The banking and finance team at Alessandri & Compañía Abogados assists financial institutions, borrowers and underwriters with both cross-border and domestic transactions. The department includes experts in credit transactions governed by US laws; and it has notable experience in real estate and movable collateral packages under Chilean law. The practice is led by banking law and corporate finance specialist Fernando Jamarne, who is experienced in public bids, bond issuances, syndicated loans, private issues, and loan contracts. Promoted to partner in March 2023, José Cuadra's broad practice includes foreign investment, M&A, and corporate finance with financial institutions and multilateral entities. At associate level, semi-senior Hans Kokott is currently completing his LLM in finance, while intermediate Vicente Guíñez assists with banking matters (particularly syndicated loans) and fintech.
Key clients
- Inter-American Investment Corporation
- International Finance Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised Inter-American Investment Corporation on a $10m financing to Servicios Financieros Progreso.
- Assisted Enel Chile with drafting a legal opinion to be delivered to SACE.