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Dentons Chile

Banking & Finance

Latin America Guide 2026 : Chile


Dentons Chile

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Our group provides commercially driven legal advice on the full spectrum of financial matters – from local lending transactions to complex cross-border deals. Our extensive experience enables us to navigate any legal, regulatory, and business challenges our clients may face while growing, operating, or financing their businesses.

 

Our expertise covers a broad range of banking and finance matters, such as acquisition finance, leveraged finance, mezzanine finance, asset-backed lending, assets finance, leasing, corporate lending, syndicated, bilateral, club deals, project finance, sustainability-linked financings, debt capital markets bonds, private placements, medium-term note programs, commercial paper programs, loans participations, green bonds, derivatives and structured products and foreign trade finance, among others.

We advise domestic and foreign banks and financial institutions, including multilateral organizations, regarding structuring financing to Chilean companies, either owned by Chileans or local subsidiaries of international companies. We are regularly involved in corporate financing, project financing, restructurings, and rescheduling for different industries, such as energy, mining, agriculture, and financial services.

We have also counselled local companies in secured loans from local and international banks, including bond issues and the placement of shares in foreign markets. And we advise local banks on regulatory issues.

Clients (11)

  • Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
  • Banco Santander Chile
  • Itaú Corpbanca
  • Banco BTG Pactual Chile
  • Banco Internacional
  • Credit Agricole CIB
  • BID Invest (IIC and IADB)
  • IFC
  • Coopeuch
  • Scotiabank
  • Banco Falabella

Industries (1)

  • Financial Institutions

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Chile

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Dentons Chile is an active practice group offering expertise across a broad range of mandates pertaining to the Chilean banking and finance sphere. The department has notable strength in advising a diverse array of lenders and borrowers with the structuring of bridge loans, senior credit facilities and debt refinancing mandates within the energy, mining and agribusiness industries.

Work Highlights

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  • Dentons Chile represented Chilquinta Energía in its corporate financing with China Development Bank.

Strengths

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  • The team at Dentons Chile responds promptly and thoroughly, providing rigorous analysis of the matters assigned to them. They demonstrate strong expertise and deliver highly detailed reports.

    Banking & Finance respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Felipe Rencoret
    Band 3Felipe Rencoret

    Felipe Rencoret

    Partner and co-head of department Felipe Rencoret routinely advises banking groups on a wide range of corporate finance transactions. He also assists lenders with credit facility agreements in Chile.

    • Felipe Rencoret is committed, engaged and responsible, demonstrating strong leadership in transactions.

      Banking & Finance respondentLatin America
  • Up and ComingLuis Izquierdo
    Up and ComingLuis Izquierdo

    Luis Izquierdo

    Up-and-coming partner Luis Izquierdo receives recognition for his experience in banking and finance mandates in Chile, including debt restructuring and acquisition finance mandates.

    • Luis Izquierdo is an excellent lawyer who is always willing to collaborate and resolve issues. His advice is always appreciated, and he has a clear understanding of our business needs.

      Banking & Finance respondentLatin America

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