Gerardo Cruzat > Fischer y Cía > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Fischer y Cía Offices
21st floor
Avenida Andrés Bello 2687
Las Condes, Santiago
Chile
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Gerardo Cruzat
Work Department
Merges & Acquisitions, Project Development, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, General Corporate Advisory, Private Wealth
Position
Partner.
Gerardo Cruzat leads the Transactions practice area at Fischer y Cía.
Mr. Cruzat has great experience in the fields of Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and General Corporate Advice. He advises national and foreign clients, with diverse matters, such as project finance, securities regulators, insurance and banking and in international relations.
Career
Prior joining Fischer y Cía. in 2021, Gerardo Cruzat led the Presidency of the Board of the company responsible for the financial business of the Corona group, and the Vice-Presidency of the remaining operating companies of its retail business. Previously, he headed, as a partner since 2016, the Banking & Finances practice of Prieto Abogados (from 2012 to 2016 he was a Senior Associate); and before, he was Senior Associate at Philippi, Yrarrázaval, Pulido & Brunner (now PPU Legal), International Associate at Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (New York) and at Uría Menéndez (Madrid).
Languages
Spanish and English.
Education
Gerardo Cruzat earned his Law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and his LL.M. from the Duke University School of Law, Durham.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Banking and finance
Spinning out of Baraona Fischer & Cía in early 2021, Fischer y Cía‘s 11-strong banking and finance department advises on the financing of business and asset acquisition operations, such as mergers, divisions and reorganisations. The ‘very good‘ team is particularly active in relation to corporate financings, debt restructurings and financial guarantees. Banking, project finance, securities and insurance specialist Gerardo Cruzat heads the firm’s transactions practice, while the broad practice of managing partner Cristóbal Herrera covers financing, derivatives and capital markets.
Chile > Corporate and M&A
‘Delivering timely and high-quality solutions‘, the recent track record for Fischer y Cía‘s 11-member practice encompasses a broad array of corporate work and transactions, including the acquisition of companies and assets, mergers, divisions, and reorganisations. Corporate practice head Cristóbal Herrera has substantial experience in general corporate work, capital markets, financing and derivatives; while former Prieto Abogados‘ partner Gerardo Cruzat heads up the transactional side of the practice. At associate level, senior Carla Piedra‘s workload covers both corporate matters and project finance; while Raúl Campaña assists with M&A, restructuring, and day-to-day issues.