DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Ried Fabres

Capital Markets

3 ranked lawyers

Band 2

Chile

Latin America 2022 View ranking table

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What the team is known for

Ried Fabres has an active capital markets practice covering the full raft of legal services. Boasts expertise in regulatory matters, advising on derivatives trading, securities and public offerings. Frequently represents stock and commodities brokers, fund managers and investment funds in the structuring of their transactions. Cencosud is among the firm's new client wins this year.

Strengths

A client points out that "Ried Fabres responds quickly and efficiently when dealing with complex requirements due to its lawyers' great experience, knowledge and versatility."

Work highlights

Ried Fabres assisted Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro with a debt issuance and tender offer worth USD1.8 billion.

Notable practitioners

Cristián Fabres is a highly regarded name in the Chilean capital markets sphere. He frequently advises on the structuring of asset-backed securities. Market commentators praise his experience in securitisation matters in Chile,adding that "he knows the overall structure very well."

Key partner José Miguel Ried co-heads the firm's practice and possesses extensive experience in the capital markets practice. He often advises stockbrokers and foreign fund managers on capital markets regulation, compliance and corporate governance rules.

Up-and-coming partner Ricardo Abogabir garners praise from market commentators, who highlight his solid practice in this field. He focuses on advising issuers and underwriters on local and international bond offerings.

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Overview

Our capital markets department focuses in day to day advice to stock brokers and securities dealers, complex financing, including asset backed securities, advising local and foreign investment funds, wealth management, securitization and derivatives law.

The partners of Ried Fabres, Cristián Fabres and José Miguel Ried, are market leaders in the area of capital markets and financial law, recognized for their ability to design quality, creative and innovative legal solutions that meet the diverse and complex needs of the firm’s domestic and international clients.

Our clients include a number of local and foreign banks, stockbrokers and funds managers.

On 2017 we advised different banks, public corporations, and other issuers in the placement of shares, bonds and investment funds shares in the local market.

We work closely with fund managers and other wealth management players in structuring investment alternatives using funds, securitization and other vehicles.