DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Prieto Abogados

Capital Markets

2 ranked lawyersBand 3ChileLatin America 2021 View ranking table

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What the team is known for

Experienced capital markets team with a recognised practice in debt placements, company flotations and fund formation, with a particular focus advising local corporate issuers. Well placed to represent private equity funds, assisting them with the development of investment vehicle structures. Compañía Industrial El Volcán and Banco Internacional count among the firm's new client wins.

Strengths

Clients praise the work of the firm and say: "The team is extraordinary," while another goes on to add: "They are a good actor in corporate bond issuances."

Work highlights

Advised Inversiones La Construcción on a bond issuance for a total amount of USD160 million.

Notable practitioners

Up-and-coming lawyer Isabel Margarita Wolleter joins this year's rankings in recognition of her noteworthy experience advising on debt issuances, with particular experience on bond placements, including green and social bonds. Peers describe her as "the brains of the area, with a very good practice."

Patricio Prieto Larrain is recognised by market sources for his activity in the capital markets sphere. He has longstanding experience advising private equity funds on debt placements, such as bond issuances.

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Overview

Prieto’s team has a recognized leadership on capital markets services regularly counseling its clients in their registration processes before local regulators as well as in the procedures needed for the public offering of shares, bonds and similar instruments both in Chile and abroad.

Among its practice Prieto’s team is a leader in advising Public Investment Funds and private equity funds. On the domestic market, it has participated in innumerable bond issuing transactions, intervening in more than one third of the corporate bond placements performed in Chile in the last few years.

Prieto’s lawyers, additionally of advising its clients in local processes and reporting requirements, have a broad experience in cross-border transactions including offerings of both shares and corporate bonds issued under Regulation 144A and Regulation S of the US Securities Act.

Contact: Patricio Prieto L and Isabel M. Wolleter.