Acting for issuers, investment banks, placement agents, financial advisers and investors, Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos' 11-member department routinely advises on public and private debt and equity offerings in both Chile and the international markets. Its expertise ranges from IPOs, securities and private placements to American depositary receipts. The practice is jointly led by senior partner Francisco J Illanes, whose practice specialisms cover finance, banking, M&A and telecoms, in addition to capital markets; Rodrigo Sepúlveda, an expert in the issuance of debt and capital instruments; and Juan Antonio Parodi, who advises issuers and underwriters on domestic and international debt and equity capital markets' deals. Within the associate ranks, Sergio Balharry‘s experience covers the creation of security interests, while the more junior Teresita Fernández, Constanza Saiz, Glen Rybertt, Cristóbal Thompson and Javiera Diaz round out the group.

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Key clients

  • Compañía Cervecerías Unidas
  • Transbank
  • IDB Invest
  • Automotores Gildemeister
  • Enel
  • Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
  • Multiexport Foods
  • Joyvio
  • Pampa Group
  • Credicorp

Work highlights

  • Advised Compañía Cervecerías Unidas on the issuance and placement of $600m in senior notes under Rule 144A/Reg.S.
  • Assisted Multiexport Foods with the distribution to its shareholders of the proceeds of a minority interest sale in its affiliate Salmex (by way of a capital increase and subsequent capital decrease)
  • Advised Transbank (as issuer) on its registration with the Public Securities Registry of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market.

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Francisco J Illanes, Rodrigo Sepúlveda, Juan Antonio Parodi