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HD Legal's ‘very proactive' VC group is experienced in advising investors, entrepreneurs and project managers on financing structures. In the VC space, the team assists clients from the finance, food-tech, retail, software and mining sectors (among others). The practice is co-led by Sebastián Delpiano, an active participant within the Chilean Fintech Association’s legal committee, who advises funds that undertake VC investments; and international capital markets expert Matías Langevin. At associate level, senior Andrea Alarcón Fiorentino specialises in investor regulations; and Ignacio Ruiz-Tagle, a former adviser to the Comité Acreditación Mercado de Valores (CAMV), advises on investment and feeder funds.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Lawyers who are very clear in their responses to queries.'
  • 'The team conducts a great deal of preparation and background reading for each internal meeting and with third parties.'
  • 'Lawyers who are very proactive and very specialised in their work.'
  • 'The big difference is that the lawyers are very proactive in relation to consultations with clients, and they know how to defend clients' interests (during meetings with third parties) in an informed manner.'
  • 'Updated on foreign legislation and clearly interpret clients' positions and expectations.'

Key clients

  • Valorizaciones Inmobilairias Refy
  • Wild Foods
  • Comercializadora Sikerei
  • Darkstore
  • Wild Labs
  • Apiux Tecnologías
  • Buydepa

Work highlights

  • Advised Darkstore on its first pre-seed capital round.
  • Advising Wild Foods on its day-to-day corporate, labour, compliance and tax issues.
  • Advising Comercializadora Sikerei on its day-to-day corporate, labour, compliance and tax issues.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sebastián Delpiano, Matías Langevin