Barros & Errázuriz

‘Distinguished by its ability to address complex and sophisticated matters with a strategic and precise approach’, Barros & Errázuriz‘s M&A team specialises in a range of high-stakes transactions, both at local and international levels. The huge, 51-strong practice advises on private acquisitions, cross-border takeovers of listed companies, divestitures, corporate restructuring programmes, and acquisitions of controlling and minority interests. Highlights include advising financial group Grupo Security on its merger agreement with financial holding company Bicecorp, the business combination forming a $3,1bn financial group. The practice is co-led by Pablo Guerrero and Bernardo Simian, who both advise on M&A and foreign investment. Also key to the group, tax head Fernando Barros additionally assists with investment projects and implementing corporate structures; the workload of managing partner Cristián Barros covers M&A, in addition to fund-related capital markets issues; Luis Alberto Letelier advises on M&A mandates, alongside his capital markets practice; dispute resolution head José Tomás Errázuriz also covers corporate matters; and Emilio Vásquez and Carlos Ducci  both act for Chilean and international companies on corporate law, foreign investment, M&A, and joint ventures. Other highly-regarded practitioners are Vicente Cordero, Sergio Eguiguren, Lucas Marinovic and Enrique Barros, along with experienced senior associates Jorge Covarrubias, Mary Anne Homann, Francisca Ossa, Felipe Ríos, and Juan Sebastián Alonso.