DLA Piper Chile

Corporate; Emerging Growth and Venture Capital

Associate

José Ignacio concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and venture capital. He advises companies and investors on forming and operating private investment funds, including those backed by The Production Development Corporation (CORFO).

In the Venture Capital area, he advises companies in several financing rounds and stages of business development, including pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B, in Chile and abroad, in equity rounds or through debt instruments, such as convertible mutual funds or simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) contracts. In addition, he advises companies on the strategy and implementation of compensation plans or employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the structuring of financing through venture debt instruments.

He also advises companies on expanding and internationalizing their businesses, either through company flips abroad or through domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

In addition, José Ignacio advises clients in the Fintech area, advising companies on multiple regulatory aspects and structuring financial technology businesses in compliance with the applicable regulations.

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Spanish, English

Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2016

Diploma in Analysys and Tax Planning, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, 2019

Tax Update Course: Modernization and emergency means due to Covid-19, Universidad del Desarrollo, 2020