Baker McKenzie Chile
Acting for both domestic and international clients, Baker McKenzie Chile has over 40 years’ experience in advising on cross-border deals involving Chile - including M&A, joint ventures, and other commercial transactions. During the course of the last year the sizeable practice group has been particularly active in both investment fund structuring and M&A transactions involving substantial industrial and residential real estate components. The teams’ recent track record also includes mandates involving the insurance and finance sectors, as well as ongoing advice to clients from the natural resources, telecoms, energy, technology and consumer products sectors. The practice is co-led by Jaime Munro and Fernando Castro, who ‘do a great job'; while Diego Ferrada is highly experienced in M&A, including stock and asset transactions, and Sebastian Vivanco's broad practice also includes M&A work. At of counsel level, Leon Larrain has over 30 years’ experience in transactional matters. Associates Verónica Barrios, Macarena Salazar, Cristobal Larrain and Martin Müller are all also active on corporate issues.
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Testimonials
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- 'Jaime Munro and his team go above and beyond to help clients complete transactions in a timely manner, suggesting terms and solutions that are acceptable to all parties.'
- 'Jaime Munro and Fernando Castro do a great job and they always respond promptly to questions.'
- 'The team is tremendously dedicated, creative and has a very good knowledge of the business that allows us to achieve good agreements and correctly translate them into the documentation. They are a great support in the negotiation and in seeking alternative solutions to the problems that arise in the process.'
- 'Jaime Munro's direct involvement in the deals, with his knowledge and experience, is really a plus compared to the industry where issues are often delegated to less experienced lawyers. His strategic business vision is always a plus.'
Key clients
- Cargill
- Credicorp Capital
- Arval
- Sodexo
- Seguros Vida Security Previsión
- Jamaica Producers Group
- Mantos Copper
- Grupo Security
- Securitizadora Security
- GlaxoSmithKline
Work highlights
- Advised Cargill on the acquisition of 24.5% of the shares of Salmones Multiexport (Multi X), a subsidiary of Multiexport Foods.
- Advised Credicorp on a transaction involving both the incorporation of a new public investment fund and securing investments by institutional investors.
- Advised Arval on the acquisition of the remaining 49.9% of shares that were held by Inversiones Juan Yarur in Arval Relsa, Rentaequipos Leasing, Comercializadora de Vehículos, Rentaequipos Leasing Perú, and Arval Relsa Colombia.
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Baker McKenzie LLP
Local Partner in the Santiago, Chile office. Related Expertise Banking & Finance Capital Markets Energy, Mining & Infrastructure Financial Institutions Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity
Practice head
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Jaime Munro, Fernando Castro, Diego Ferrada, Sebastián Vivanco