Acting for banks, insurance companies, and real estate, energy and private equity sector corporations, Bofill Mir Abogados' large banking and finance team is widely respected for its project finance expertise, particularly in relation to syndicated and bilateral loans. ‘A firm where clients can always trust that the work will be done well’, the practice is also experienced in debt restructuring, refinancing and acquisition finance. Recent mandates for the group include assisting general funds administrator Neorentas with the negotiations and execution of a loan agreement with life insurance company Metlife Chile Seguros de Vida for the construction, development, and equipping of a shopping mall. With 30-plus years in banking and finance work, Octavio Bofill is ’a lawyer with unique commercial skills’, who advises on multilateral corporate and project financings, his expertise including both refinancing and restructuring transactions; Ana María Yuri brings enviable expertise in projects and real estate to the firm’s project finance practice; and Rodrigo Saffirio assists both lenders and borrowers on a range of banking and finance transactions, including structured financing, projects, corporate loans, syndicated loan agreements, and restructurings. Raised to the partnership in early 2023, Feliciano Tomarelli handles banking and finance as part of his broader corporate practice. Former senior associate Paula Donoso moved in to the public sector at the CMF (Comisión para el Mercado Financiero) in October 2025.
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‘Bofill is a firm where clients can always trust that the work will be done well.’
‘They inspire a lot of confidence.’
‘Availability and quick responses are a general quality of the firm.’
‘Octavio Bofill is a lawyer with unique commercial skills. He is very precise and involved in the details of contracts.’
‘Rodrigo Saffirio has the ability to give accurate opinions, conveying security and confidence to the client. He is very efficient with his time.’
Work highlights
Advised Neorentas on the negotiation and execution of a loan agreement with Metlife Chile Seguros de Vida for the construction, development, and equipping of a shopping mall known as Paseo San Pedro.
Advised Banco Itaú, Euroamerica Seguros de Vida and Penta Vida Compañía de Seguros de Vida on the structuring of a syndicated loan that was granted to Landbank.
Advised Inversiones Pacheco Paredes on a syndicated loan from Banco de Crédito e Inversiones and Scotiabank to restructure liabilities of the TMO Group for approximately $15.38m.
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Practice head
Octavio Bofill; Ana María Yuri; Rodrigo Saffirio; Feliciano Tomarelli