Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Lembeye’s Corporate practice is recognized for its partner-led, governance-focused advice on complex corporate matters, combining sophisticated transactional execution with strategic advice to boards, shareholders and management teams. The practice advises Chilean and international companies, family-owned groups, multinational subsidiaries and owners of strategic assets.

Core work includes corporate reorganizations, spin-offs, ownership restructurings, shareholders’ agreements, M&A implementation, corporate divisions, debt refinancings, succession planning and cross-border transactions. The team is particularly experienced where corporate law intersects with governance, control, generational succession and complex ownership structures.

Recent highlights include advising IBM Chile on the local implementation of a global acquisition and subsequent corporate restructuring, coordinating with US counsel; advising ENAP on the redesign of a shareholders’ agreement for a strategic energy infrastructure asset; and leading multi-entity reorganizations and generational transitions for prominent Chilean family groups. The team also advised a leading self-storage operator on a USD 30 million corporate division and refinancing.

The practice has particular sector expertise in energy, infrastructure, mining, technology and retail, with bilingual capabilities and experience coordinating transactions across multiple jurisdictions.