About

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Carey has vast experience in Venture Capital advising both domestic and international clients from their initial stages until their internationalisation process. The firm works on all kinds of VC financing through an interdisciplinary approach, aiming to become a strategic advisor to entrepreneurs and young companies, assisting them on each stage of their growth, including seed capital, early stage / Series A rounds, late stage / growth equity rounds, venture debt, angel rounds, due diligence, corporate governance issues, and tax planning.


In this area, Carey also advises investment funds on their formation process and on the search for the most effective structures to meet the needs of investors and organisations that provide them with financial resources.


In addition, the firm has a commercial office in Miami, which focuses on this type of investments, as well as start-ups, family offices and funds, with the purpose to serve as a bridge for Chilean clients, assisting them on their international investments and operations, including the structuring of the process as well as on the soft-landing of clients who are starting operations beyond passive investments.


Carey’s lawyers are frequently invited as speakers in Venture Capital seminars, and they also write for local and international publications related to this area.

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What the Team is Known For

Carey is an elite full-service law firm with a leading venture capital department in the Chilean market. The Santiago-based team is frequently instructed by major domestic and international investment funds, start-ups and angel investors to advise on all stages of financing, including seed capital, Series A funding and growth investments. Carey's lawyers are also well equipped to assist unicorns and institutional investors from the biotechnology, energy and fintech industries.

Work Highlights

  • Carey advised Zapping on its crowdfunding financing round through Chilean platform Broota.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Francisco Guzmán
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Francisco Guzmán
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Front-running partner Francisco Guzmán heads Carey's venture capital group and enjoys a solid reputation in the Chilean venture capital space. He offers premier advice to both start-ups and investors on transactions throughout the investment life-cycle.

Francisco Guzmán demonstrates outstanding leadership; he builds a team that reacts swiftly and delivers on time, resolving complex problems with a clear business vision.

Francisco Guzmán's ability to tackle highly complex matters is remarkable, offering strategic solutions in demanding legal and commercial contexts.

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Members

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Sebastián Melero