The five-strong capital markets team at Baker McKenzie Chile advises financial institutions, issuers and managers on tender offers, corporate debt placements and securitisations. Its expertise also extends to the regulatory aspects of Chilean securities and other capital-raising activities. The team further assists with public offerings, bond issuances, stock exchange listings, and multi-jurisdictional due diligence work. The team is co-led by capital markets specialist Fernando Castro and Jaime Munro, whose wide-ranging practice includes securitisation mandates. Promoted to partner in July 2023, Cristóbal Larrain regularly works with the firm’s New York team on project bonds across Latin America.
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Key clients
- Natixis
- Grupo Security
- Protecta Compañía de Seguros
- Tradition Chile
- Merrill Lynch International
- Mercer
- Credicorp Capital Asset Management Administradora General de Fondos
- Viña Concha y Toro
- Securitizadora Security
- Factoring Security
Work highlights
- Advised Natixis on a global project, which involved an analysis in 18 different jurisdictions to ensure compliance by Natixis with the relevant financial regulations in such jurisdictions.
- Advised Protecta Security (and its controller Grupo Security) on the issuance of a $25m subordinated bond.
- Advised Factoring Security on the issuance of a 10-year line of commercial papers, and the issuance and registration of 17 series of commercial papers against the line.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Fernando Castro, Jaime Munro