Carey

Full-service legal market giant Carey houses a 43-strong practice that advises public and private companies, financial institutions, investors, emerging companies and private equity and investment funds on high-profile securities offerings, including cross-border IPOs, capital increases, debt issuances and securitisations. The group also covers derivatives and funds. Representative experience includes advising issuers and bond and stockholders on corporate and securitised bonds, as well as public and private securities; and in addition to assisting clients with structuring and registering issuers and securities, it manages relationships with stock exchanges, including reporting requirements, periodic disclosures and securities regulations. Among the firm’s several experienced practitioners, Diego Peralta‘s recent workload includes advising Chilean state-owned copper mining company Codelco on the issuance and sale of securities for a total amount of $2bn; Salvador Valdés assists with the issuance of local bonds and other capital markets deals; Francisco Ugarte focuses on helping clients structure debt and equity transactions; Cristián Eyzaguirre is a fund formation expert; and Jorge Ugarte’s practice covers debt and equity capital markets, along with liability management transactions. The other co-heads are Cristián Figueroa, whose track record includes advising a public company on a capital increase and equity public offering for $3bn; Patricia Silberman, whose career includes several years in the New York office of legacy firm Chadbourne & Parke; securities offering specialist Fernando Noriega; and Alejandra Daroch, an adviser on derivatives, securities and corporate and securitised bonds. In the associate pool, senior Angélica De la Carrera assists with capital and debt issuances, as well as securities.