Barros & Errázuriz

The eight-member venture capital team at Barros & Errázuriz is sought out by both start-ups and investors to advise at every stage of companies’ development; and the full-service team’s assistance ranges from business and project planning phases, to assistance with companies’ growth and financings. It is additionally experienced in advising on exit stages; while the group’s sector expertise encompasses technology, artificial intelligence, retail, media, entertainment, fintech, and insurtech. Clients further benefit from the practice’s close relations with incubators, accelerators and investors in Chile, as well as the wider venture capital industry (including business accelerator StartUp-Chile). Also of particular note, the firm runs the B&E Impulsa programme, a mentoring and legal advice service for entrepreneurs, through which the practice promotes start-ups and their businesses. Co-leading the department, M&A, venture capital, corporate law and structured and corporate finance specialist, Sergio Eguiguren, both advises and mentors local and international entrepreneurs at different stages of their businesses’ development; and Lucas Marinovic, who, in addition to his venture capital sector expertise, has notable industry experience in financial services, retail, energy, real estate, technology and the internet. At counsel level, the workload of former Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría associate, Magdalena Munita, covers the tax aspects of corporate venture capital.