A legal powerhouse, Carey fields a 41-strong capital markets practice that is consistently mandated by issuers and bond and stockholders on corporate and securitised bonds, trade effects, and public and private securities. Standing out for its ‘commitment to clients', the team is also expert in high-profile securities offerings, including cross-border IPOs, capital increases, debt issuances and securitisations. The practice group consists of a raft of active partners, including Diego Peralta, an expert in the creation of financial products; local bond issuance specialist Salvador Valdés; Francisco Ugarte, who structures debt and equity deals in the local and international capital markets; Felipe Moro, whose practice covers US private placements and 144A/Reg.S transactions; and investment funds expert Cristián Eyzaguirre. Also integral to the group are: Jorge Ugarte, whose practice includes liability management deals; securities specialist Cristián Figueroa, who ’stands out for his knowledge and expertise'; Chile and New York-qualified Patricia Silberman; Fernando Noriega, who advises on local and international securities offerings; and bonds and securities practitioner Alejandra Daroch.
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Testimonials
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- 'A team of highly-prepared lawyers who are leaders in their fields.'
- 'Stands out for its commitment to clients in seeking tailored solutions - great availability and response times.'
- 'Cristián Eyzaguirre stands out for his knowledge and expertise, and for the ability to explain legal and regulatory terms to clients' commercial teams in simple language.'
- 'The team at Carey is an experienced, knowledgeable, accessible and responsive group of outstanding partners and associates who provide excellent service to their clients and work collaboratively with international counsel on some of the most complex cross-border securities transactions involving Chilean companies and the U.S. capital markets. As one of the leading firms in Chile, the Carey team is involved in many high profile capital markets transactions and has a perspective on cross-border transactions that few local firms can match.'
- 'The Carey team is very responsible and responsive, on par with major U.S. law firms in New York.'
- 'Patricia Silberman is an outstanding lawyer who is qualfied in both the U.S. and Chile and well experienced in U.S. capital markets transactions. She has the distinction of having worked at major U.S. law firms in New York City for five years before moving back to Chile and is completely comfortable with both U.S. and Chilean legal concepts. As a result, she is able to seamlessly bridge U.S. and Chilean law issues, which makes it very easy to work with her and and the rest of the Carey team. Diego Peralta is also an excellent capital markets lawyer that we have worked with in the past.'
Key clients
- Tianqi Lithium Corporation
- Scotiabank
- Falabella
- Banco de Chile
- Patria Investments
- BICE
- SMU
- Softbank Latin America Fund
- HSBC Bank Chile
- IXM Chile
- Codelco
Work highlights
- Advised Tianqi Lithium Corporation on its $2bn IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
- Advised The Bank of Nova Scotia on the acquisition of a 16.76% stake in Scotiabank Chile (and other Chilean subsidiaries of the Said family), by means of a share purchase and share exchange.
- Advised UBS (London branch), Daiwa Capital Markets America and BNP Paribas on the update of the global medium term note programme of Coopeuch.
Lawyers
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Leading individuals
Partner of Carey, , focusing on corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and restructuring.
Next Generation Partners
Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Banking & Finance / Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Restructuring / Capital Markets Groups.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Diego Peralta, Salvador Valdés, Francisco Ugarte, Felipe Moro, Cristián Eyzaguirre, Jorge Ugarte, Cristián Figueroa, Patricia Silberman, Fernando Noriega, Alejandra Daroch