Sybil O’Reilly
Senior Lawyer
MBC Abogados
More informationThe 11-strong corporate department at MBC Abogados is particularly well known for its handling of complex real estate sector deals. The firm’s client portfolio further includes major companies from the retail, healthcare, investment fund, hospitality, and food and beverage industries. Leadership of the practice is shared between founding partner Carolina Menichetti, whose broad practice covers corporate reorganisations, M&A, and company and asset purchases and sales, along with joint ventures, shareholder agreements, and public and private investment fund structuring; and former Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos associate Benjamín Salas, who was raised to the partnerhsip back in 2019. Senior associates Sybil O’Reilly, Florencia Grez and Guillermo Bobenrieth are also all key team members.
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Key clients
- Grupo Patio
- Rentas Patio I
- Inversiones Santa Teresita
- Comercial K
- Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Discovery
- Patricio Lioi y Compañía
Work highlights
- Advising Grupo Patio, and its controlling shareholders, on both a capital increase and the negotiations with the new and current investors that acquired the newly-issued shares.
- Advised Rentas Patio I on both the corporate restructuring of certain assets and the negotiations with Fondo de Inversión Credicorp Capital Patio Renta Industrial I (the Fund) for the sale to the Fund of all Kansas' shares.
- Acted for Patricio Lioi y Compañía on the acquisition of Newseg, which specialises in the sale of industrial safety clothing and articles.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carolina Menichetti, Benjamín Salas