Baker McKenzie Chile
Acting for financial institutions, issuers, managers and other capital markets-related providers, Baker McKenzie Chile's seven-member capital markets department is experienced in tender offer mandates, corporate debt placements and securitisations. It also regularly assists with the regulatory aspects of Chilean securities. The team is jointly led by securities law expert Fernando Castro and Jaime Munro, whose transactional workload encompasses capital markets matters. The practice of associate to note Cristóbal Larrain includes experience in tender offers.
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Key clients
- Grupo Security
- Viña Concha y Toro
- Securitizadora Security
- Administradora General de Fondos Security
- Natixis
- Credicorp Capital Asset Management
- Banco Security
- Seguros Vida Security Previsión
- StepStone Group
- Desarrollo Eléctrico Suria
- Grupo Vía Central
Work highlights
- Advised the consortium Grupo Vía Central (comprising Sacyr, NGE, Saceem and Berkes) on the refinancing and additional financing for the construction of Uruguay's Ferrocarril Central project, which consisted of a senior facility through a fixed rate B-bond private placement.
- Advised Grupo Security on amending the financial covenants affecting five separate lines of corporate bonds that were already registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market.
- Advised Factoring Security on the issuance of a 10-year line of corporate bonds for approximately $970m, and the subsequent issuance and registration of bonds Series I, J, K and L against such line.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Fernando Castro, Jaime Munro