Mr Benjamín Salas > MBC Abogados > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

MBC Abogados’ large, 14-strong real estate practice has ‘a great deal of experience in real estate deals’. The team has a strong market-reputation for real estate acquisitions, sales and developments; and in addition to advising on significant matters in Chile, it also assists with real estate projects throughout Latin America. In recent highlights, the practice advised Inmobiliaria Torre Apoquindo on the negotiation and drafting of two lease agreements for a major real estate project called Urbana Center Apoquindo, as well as advising Inmobiliaria Irarrázaval Dos on the sale of the Somma Plaza Ñuñoa building. Jointly leading the department, Carolina Menichetti, Ignacio Bolelli and Benjamín Salas are all real estate development and financing specialists. At senior associate level, the practices of both Francisca Rodríguez and Josefina Durán include building permit matters, sales and leases.

Predominantly acting on the borrower side, MBC Abogados‘ 13-member group stands out for its handling of real estate sector-related project financings. The practice’s scope covers credit facility agreements, refinancings and bond issuances. The department, which is jointly led by real restate finance specialists Benjamín Salas and Carolina Menichetti, has expanded its client portfolio to include companies from the retail, healthcare, investment funds, hospitality, and food and beverage sectors. Within the senior associate pool, Sybil O’Reilly is an additional real estate financing lawyer of note, while Guillermo Bobenrieth‘s finance practice includes venture capital financing.

The 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.

MBC Abogados‘ sizeable VC practice covers equity investments, fund formation, and growth and venture debt. The group is jointly led by name partner Ignacio Bolelli, who is experienced in the financing life-cycles of emerging and high-growth companies; and transactional, regulatory and dispute resolution expert Benjamín Salas. Within the senior associate ranks, Florencia Grez acts for emerging companies at all growth levels, including during corporate and M&A deals; and Guillermo Bobenrieth assists VC investors, start-ups and corporate funds with structuring funds and investment vehicles.