Banking & Finance
Latin America Guide 2025 : Chile
Band 3
About
Provided by Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos
We advise banks and national and international financial institutions on bilateral financing and syndicated loans, project financing, structured financing, and other financial transactions with diverse and complex security structures. We help banks and financial institutions, financial intermediaries, investment funds and leasing and factoring companies in their operations in the country, as well as with the regulations and rules of compliance applicable to their business in Chile.
We also work in situations of financial distress, nationally and internationally, including restructuring operations and financial reorganizations.
Finally, we provide advice to Chilean corporations (sociedades anónimas) and foreign corporations in Chile, on the processes of incorporation, capitalization, business development, joint-ventures, sales of shares and businesses in the country and abroad, mergers and acquisitions, maintaining interaction with the Central Bank of Chile, foreign investment authorities, the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance, the Superintendence of Banks and Financial Institutions and other public entities.
Chambers Review
Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos is an established banking and finance practice with a particular focus on acquisition finance and corporate refinancing, as well as project and trade finance in Chile. The team is well versed in secured and unsecured cross-border loans, including revolving credit facilities, assisting foreign banks and other financial institutions with Chilean regulatory mandates. Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos' clientele includes domestic, regional and global banking groups, as well as corporate borrowers from a variety of industries.
Work Highlights
- Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos advised Natixis, as lender, in connection with a credit facility granted to State Grid Chile Electricity.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos's lawyers are specialists with extensive experience. They are agile and timely in their responses."
"Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos's lawyers are specialists with extensive experience. They are agile and timely in their responses."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department Rodrigo Sepúlveda routinely advises banks on cross-border credit facilities. He enjoys a respected practice in the Chilean banking and finance field.
"Rodrigo Sepúlveda is very technical while also being agile in his responses."
Solid partner and co-head of department Juan Antonio Parodi focuses his practice on banking and financial transactions in Chile, especially project finance.
"Juan Antonio Parodi offers good commercial awareness and quick responses."
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Chile
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