Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos fields a 12-strong department that is led by experienced partners Francisco J Illanes, Rodrigo Sepúlveda and Juan Antonio Parodi. The group advises investment banks and financial advisers, investors and issuers on the private and public debt and equity offering of securities in both Chile and abroad, including IPOs and private placements. Notable support is provided at associate level by Sergio Balharry, Marco Antonio Aravena and Florencia Grez.

Fielding a 48-member team, Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘ practice covers joint ventures, private equity and venture capital deals, acquisitions of private and public companies, complex corporate mergers and spin-offs, and corporate restructurings. The last year has seen the practice assist with M&A transactions in a range of industries, including mining, energy, infrastructure, financial services, media, healthcare and utilities, among others. The department fields 11 partners, including Francisco J Illanes (complex M&A deals, restructurings and shareholder agreements), corporate law and contracts expert Sergio Díez, Cristián Herrera (corporate law, foreign investment and security market regulations) and Gerardo Varela, who has been involved in M&A deals involving energy, aquaculture and retail companies, among others. Additional partner support is provided by Juan Pablo Matus, Carlos Pérez-Cotapos, José Luis Letelier and Pedro Lluch. Growth in the team saw Andrea Saffie and Tomás Vidal become partners in January 2020, with strong senior associate support provided by María Francisca Salas and Sergio Balharry.

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘ 12-strong banking and finance department is particularly active in structuring financial transactions, predominantly cross-border loans (with or without a security package). Other notable areas are mining, energy and infrastructure project finance; M&A acquisition finance; complex restructurings; specialized financings for agriculture producers; derivatives; and trade finance. The practice is also highly regarded for regulatory matters. Rodrigo Sepúlveda regularly advises multinational consortiums and local and international banks on the project financing for generation and distribution power projects. The other partners to note are Francisco Illanes, who is well known for complex financing deals, and Juan Antonio Parodi, who is experienced in finance structures, guarantees and credit documents.

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘ 11-strong TMT group is best known for assisting international and local IT, telecoms, media and internet companies with their investments in local companies, joint ventures, transactional IP and litigation. It also advises on the regulatory aspects of IT and media projects, as well as data processing, large infrastructure projects with technological components, and related corporate matters. Rodrigo Lavados and Francisco J Illanes head the technology, privacy and media group, while Raimundo Moreno specialises in contentious matters. Key support is provided by senior associate Felipe Fernández, who moved over from the firm’s IP wing, Sargent & Krahn in January 2019.