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Corporate M&A - TMT
Position
Local Partner
Career
Diego Ferrada has 16 years of experience working on mergers and acquisitions, including stock and asset transactions, as well as project finance transactions. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2007, and subsequently became a member of the New York Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Ferrada also studied Competition Law & Policy at the London School of Economics. He won the 2005 Deal of the Year award from Trade Finance for his work on HSBC Bank Plc’s multimillion-dollar export finance transaction involving the Transantiago Urban Transport System.
Languages
Spanish, English
Member
Chilean Bar (2002)
New York Bar Association (2007)
Education
London School of Economics, Law and Antitrust Policy, Summer Program (2007)
University of Chicago, Master of Laws (LL.M) (2006)
University of Glasgow, Scotland (Oct 2000 – Jul 2001)
Universidad Católica de Chile, LL.B (2000)
Chile
Competition and antitrust
Within: Competition and antitrust
Baker McKenzie Chile regularly acts in antitrust cartel and abuse of dominance cases, and unfair competition matters. The practice is also active in merger control proceedings and assists with compliance issues. It acted for an association of franchisees in litigation proceedings against a franchisor and suppliers. Rodrigo Díaz de Valdés and Diego Ferrada are highly rated; and senior associate Juan Ignacio Donoso is a former FNE deputy Antitrust Division head.
Corporate and M&A (including compliance)
Within: Corporate and M&A (including compliance)
Acting for local and international clients Baker McKenzie Chile assists with regional and multinational cross-border deals in Chile. Typical work includes structuring and the negotiation, documentation and closure of corporate, M&A and private equity transactions, with the support -as required- of the firm’s significant finance, capital markets and tax capabilities. Recent mandates saw the practice advise PE firm Broodstock Capital on the acquisition of a majority holding in water treatment and recirculation-systems company Billund Aquakulturservice and its Chilean subsidiary; counsel Capital Markets Financial Services on its $80m acquisition of Viña Centro (ownoer of the Paseo Viña Centro mall); and assist US stock photo agency Getty Images with the acquisition of the business assets of its Latin American third-party distributor. León Larrain is team head; Jaime Munro, Fernando Castro, Diego Ferrada are also experienced advisers; and Jorge Álvarez is a highly regarded senior associate.
Projects and infrastructure
Within: Projects and infrastructure
Baker McKenzie Chile specialises in international energy, mining and infrastructure projects, including renewable energy and road projects. Antonio Ortúzar Jr regularly advises mining clients on greenfield and brownfield projects, including assisting with acquisitions and financing, as well as handling exploitation, operation and closing issues. Jaime Munro, Mirco Hilgers and Diego Ferrada are also experienced practitioners.
TMT
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Diego Ferrada - Baker McKenzie Chile
Within: TMT
Baker McKenzie Chile has a diverse portfolio of clients in sectors such as internet-based services and e-commerce, network infrastructure and hardware; and the team has extensive experience in telecoms’ regulation, outsourcing, privacy, data protection and security, e-commerce and consumer protection. The team acted for Motorola Solutions in the acquisition of Interexport (including its telecommunications, services and integrations divisions, Mobilink and Quorum II), which provides communications systems and solutions to government agencies, public safety and enterprise customers in Chile. Diego Ferrada and senior associate Jorge Álvarez are highly rated.