Chile is one of Latin America's wealthiest, most stable and competitive countries but when it comes to starting a business there are many regulatory and bureaucratic challenges.

It is essential to distinguish the difference between the purchase of a company and its employees, from the purchase of certain assets or a specific business unit.

Carey is helping Chilean financial services provider Larraín Vial purchase construction materials maker Construmart from supermarket operator SMU on behalf of a Chilean private equity fund.

Chile has continued to grow as one of the most attractive commercial jurisdictions in Latin America. The South American powerhouse has a stable economy and a political environment welcomes foreign participation.

This article briefly describes some of the issues Chilean banks and financial supervisory authorities are facing with regard to the implementation of new capital requirements set forth by Basel III.

With the incorporation of the CMF, the figure of a Superintendent is eliminated, being replaced by a Council, composed of 4 commissioners and a president.

The Government of Chile recently released an updated version of the National Lithium Strategy ("NLE"), which is poised to reshape the country's lithium industry.

Linklaters in Hong Kong and New York, Guerrero Olivos in Santiago and Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados in Lima have helped China Southern Power Grid acquire Canadian private equity investor Brookfield's 27.8% interest in Chilean transmission company Transelec for US$1.3 billion.

On February 23, 2017, Law N°21,000 (the "Law") was published in the Official Gazette of Chile, creating the Commission for the Financial Market (the "Commission")...

Chile has continued to grow as one of the most attractive commercial jurisdictions in Latin America. The South American powerhouse has a stable economy and a political environment welcomes foreign participation.

A new pension Law has been published in Chile, representing one of the most significant structural reforms to the Chilean pension system in the last decade. Focused on the recovery of unpaid contributions, we set out the key changes below.

The "Law to Boost Productivity", was published in the Official Gazette, introducing various modifications to different laws and regulations in order to enhance the country's productivity...

If your firm still runs like a 1990s back office while your clients live on their phones, there's a gap – and competitors may already be taking advantage of it.

Norton Rose Fulbright and Winston & Strawn LLP in New York and Carey in Santiago have advised American General Life Insurance Company and other foreign institutional investors...

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York and Larraín, Rencoret y Urzúa in Santiago have advised Chilean financial institution Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (BCI) on a US$500 million...

Chilean firms Carey, Cariola, Díez, Pérez-Cotapos & Cía Ltda, Philippi Prietocarrizosa & Uría (Chile) and Claro & Cía are advising the Latin American subsidiaries of Italian utilities company Enel on corporate reorganisations...

During 2014, Law No. 20,727, stipulated the mandatory use of the electronic invoices for Chilean companies, along with other electronic tax documents such as invoice settlements...

Chile not only possesses the world's largest lithium reserves but also has unique advantages that should position it as a global leader in lithium production.

Piñera got 54.6 percent of the votes to 45.4 percent for center-left Sen. Alejandro Guillier, with nearly all the ballots counted.

In Chile werden die Rahmenbedingungen für Auslandsinvestitionen über das Gesetz Nr. 20.848 geregelt. Mit Blick auf dieses Gesetz ist es sinnvoll die Möglichkeiten eines ausländischen Investors, um in Chile zu investieren, aus rechtlicher Sicht zu erörtern.