Banking & Finance
Latin America Guide 2025 : Chile
Band 1
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+56 22 367 3000About
Provided by Claro & Cía
Claro & Cia.’s Banking and Finance group is known for the design and structuring of sophisticated financial products and innovative banking transactions, comprising multi-lateral and cross-border financing and supporting its clients in developing and implementing all types of project financing, loans and complex structured solutions. The firm’s services also cover insurance and reinsurance, including financial guarantees.
Our banking and finance attorneys work seamlessly with our mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate restructuring, corporate finance and structured finance practices to provide the highest quality advice to our clients in all types of financing transactions. Our clients include a wide range of clients, including local and international commercial banks, investment banks, lenders, private equity sponsors, strategic investors, issuers and borrowers on a broad array of financings, including corporate finance, first and second lien loans, bridge loans, secured and unsecured financing leveraged buyouts, other acquisition financings, working capital and letter of credit facilities, financings for investment-grade and sub-investment-grade borrowers, structured financings and securitization.
Our Banking and Finance group actively participates in projects for the construction of hydro, renewables, power plants, transmission lines and pipelines and assists developers in their financing, partnerships and regulatory needs with respect to green-field projects.
Chambers Review
Claro & Cía is a prestigious full-service law firm with a top-tier banking and finance practice in Chile. Its experienced legal team routinely advises on a wide range of matters, particularly project finance involving syndicated loans and complex structured products. The department enjoys particular visibility in the market for its corporate focus, assisting with leveraged buyouts of key multinational players, including development agencies and investment banks, as well as corporate borrowers from the energy and aviation sectors.
Work Highlights
- Claro & Cía advised Sociedad Transmisora Metropolitanaon a secured syndicated acquisition loan to partially finance its acquisition of Enel Transmisión.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Claro & Cía team has a high technical capacity and experience. It also provides a service that allows the client to rest on the fact that first-rate work is being carried out."
"Claro & Cía's team has a lot of knowledge of the industry. They are excellent and always available to deliver an excellent service."
"The Claro & Cía team has a high technical capacity and experience. It also provides a service that allows the client to rest on the fact that first-rate work is being carried out."
"Claro & Cía's team has a lot of knowledge of the industry. They are excellent and always available to deliver an excellent service."
Notable Practitioners
Key partner José Luis Ambrosy offers a well-reputed banking and finance practice in Chile. His clients include leading companies seeking to raise finance, and foreign and local banks.
"José Luis Ambrosy not only has high technical skills and experience, but also has leadership skills that make transactions successful."
Respected practitioner and co-head of department Rodrigo Ochagavía has sizeable experience handling banking and finance matters in Chile. He is particularly adept at servicing clients from highly regulated sectors, such as energy, mining and insurance.
"Rodrigo Ochagavía is capable of giving a complete vision of any transaction we are involved in. He works hand in hand with the company to achieve our goals."