Cuatrecasas' five-member team in Santiago focuses on the mining, natural resources, energy, investment fund, finance, start-up and fintech sectors. The group advises national and international companies on cross-border transactions, as well as structuring and tax optimisation procedures; and it routinely works alongside the firm’s Bogotá, Lima and Mexico City offices on regional and international tax matters. The practice additionally assists with Tax Authority cases, audit procedures and VAT recovery work; and is mandated by both individuals and family offices for private wealth matters. Department head and former KPMG in Chile tax and legal group leader, Rodrigo Stein, is a highly-rated corporate and international taxation expert, whose practice encompasses transactions, investment structuring, financing, M&A and transfer pricing.
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Key clients
- Edgeconnex
- Teck Resources
- Glencore
- Aguas Andinas
- Falabella
- CAP
- Quiñenco
- Enex
- Banco Itau
- Empresas CMPC
- Frontal Trust Administradora General de Fondos
- Mainstream Renewable Power
Work highlights
Advised Intesa San Paolo, KfW IPEX, Natixis, Banco Santander, BBVA, CACIB, Allianz, Carlyle and Hanwha on the tax side to the proposed financing for the acquisition, construction and operation of water pumping systems.
Advised Inversiones CMPC on the tax aspects of the placement of an international green and sustainability-linked bond.
Advised Falabella on the tax issues surrounding the structuring and implementation of a transaction for the distribution and commercialisation of life and general insurance products in Chile, Colombia and Perú.
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Practice head
Rodrigo Stein