Francisco Guzmán > Carey > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Carey Offices
AV ISIDORA GOYENECHEA 2800
FLOOR 43, LAS CONDES
SANTIAGO, PO 755-0647
Chile
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Francisco Guzmán
Work Department
Venture Capital / Funds / Private Equity / Maergers and Acquisitions / Fintech
Position
Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Venture Capital, Private Equity, Fintech and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups.
Career
His practice focuses on representing local and foreign clients in mergers and acquisitions of companies, asset acquisitions, creation and structuring of investment funds, and and investment in portfolio companies. He has vast experience in the internationalization of companies, international investments and cross border operations.
Languages
Spanish and English.
Education
- Law, Universidad Católica de Chile.
For more information, please visit: https://www.carey.cl/en/resume/francisco-guzman/
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Venture capital
(Leading individuals)The longstanding venture capital (VC) practice at full-service firm Carey is consistently mandated by local and international VC funds to advise on significant company purchases and sales. The sizeable group also assists start-ups during initial stages, as well as internationalisation processes. Heading up the ‘very solid’ team is Francisco Guzmán, the current President of the Chilean Venture Capital Association (ACVC), who plays a vital role in promoting Chile as an attractive destination for investors. Guzmán’s recent track record includes advising large corporate ventures, such as CMPC Ventures and Agunsa, as well as VC investors Genesis Ventures and Manutara Ventures, on their investments in tech start-ups. He also assists start-ups with their internationalisation plans. Within the firm’s enviable associate pool, the broad practices of Carlos Alcalde and Andrés Latorre cover VC deals; Sebastián Melero’s experience includes advising a fintech, which grants micro-loans to individuals and SMEs, on a financing round; and Carolina Miller focuses on commercial and corporate matters, M&A, and VC transactions.
Chile > Corporate and M&A
Market leviathan Carey fields ‘lawyers with deep knowledge, specialisation and experience in M&A issues‘. The huge, 64-strong team is consistently involved in the structuring of headline M&A deals, including takeovers through public offerings, minority share purchases, acquisitions of companies and asset-packages, private equity deals, and asset purchases during insolvency processes and in the context of reorganisations. The firm’s numerous active practitioners included senior partner Jorge Carey, whose broad practice encompasses M&A, and corporate and business law; managing partner Jaime Carey T who routinely assists with landmark international transactions; Pablo Iacobelli – ‘the best M&A lawyer in Chile‘; and Salvador Valdés, who frequently acts for investment and private equity funds on the acquisition of strategic companies. Francisco Ugarte, Marcos Ríos and Cristián Figueroa, along with Cristián Eyzaguirre, Jorge Ugarte, Alejandra Daroch and Jaime Carey A are also highly-regarded M&A specialists; Guillermo Acuña advises on the corporate side of aviation matters; Patricia Silberman is ‘creative and commercial‘; and Francisco Guzmán assists with M&A, venture capital and private equity deals. Josefina Marshall is the senior associate to note. Former partner Claudio Lizana departed to establish his own practice in December 2022.
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