Sought out by both financial entities and borrowers, Dentons' financing, banking and investment practice routinely advises on energy project finance transactions involving syndicated senior loans from foreign financial institutions. The team also assists with sustainability-linked financings. An expert in mining, energy, infrastructure and real estate financing, Felipe Rencoret Prieto advises domestic banks on financial regulations; and Luis Izquierdo acts for major banks on project, corporate and acquisition finance. Izquierdo also assists foreign funds with financings to Chilean companies. In the senior associate group, Ana Azócar's practice covers project, corporate and acquisition finance.
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Key clients
- BNP Paribas
- Chilquinta Energía
- Elevate Export Finance Corp
- Banco de Crédito de Inversiones
- Inter-American Investment Corporation (BID Invest)
- Banco Santander Chile
- Banco BTG Pactual Chile
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Itau Corpbanca
- International Finance Corporation
- Banco Falabella
- Scotiabank
- Bank of America
- Tanner Servicios Financieros
- Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Coopeuch
- Kimura Master Fund
- Banco Internacional
- The Bank of Nova Scotia
- Trade Finance Funding
- Banque Nationale du Canada
Work highlights
Advised Banco de Crédito e Inversiones on a capital increase and the private placement of the preferential-rights' period’s residual shares in the US market with qualified institutional buyers.
Advising Coopeuch on regulatory issues regarding the innovations included in the Resilience of the Financial System Law concerning credit unions.
Advised Chilquinta Energía on a corporate financing that was granted by the China Development Bank.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Felipe Rencoret Prieto; Luis Izquierdo
Other key lawyers
Camila Reyes