Ignacio Arteaga

Practice Areas

Commercial law, civil law, corporate law, energy and arbitration. Advisor to numerous domestic and foreign companies in M&A transactions and operations, in energy and infrastructure projects and in arbitration.

Career

Partner at Arteaga | Gorziglia, Co-Head of the Corporate Practice and the Energy Practice. Arbitrator of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce since 2001. Clifford Chance, London (1997). President of the Social Union of Christian Entrepreneurs (USEC) between 2017 and 2019. Member of the National Justice and Peace Commission since 2019. Postgraduate professor of the Master in Business Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, between 2000 and 2005. Professor of Commercial Law at the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, between 1998 and 2005.

Professional Memberships

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA). Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

Personal

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Law, Bachelor of Laws (1994). Master of Laws (LL.M.), The London School of Economics and Political Sciences, L.S.E (1997). Program of Instruction for Lawyers (PIL) Harvard Law School, specialized Negotiation courses with Professors Roger Fisher, Bruce Patton and Robert Mnookin (2000-2002). Diploma in Economic Administrative Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2006). Diploma in Bankruptcy Law, Universidad de Chile Law School (2019). Diploma in Future Electricity Markets and their Regulation, School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2020). Diploma in Law and Artificial Intelligence, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2021).

Work Highlights

-Advised Engie Energía Chile S.A. in the acquisition of 3 wind farms located in Isla Grande de Chiloé, for 250 MW, including the approval of this transaction by the antitrust authority.

-Advised the electricity distribution company Sociedad Austral de Electricidad S.A. ("SAESA") in the acquisition from Enel Chile S.A., of the Chilean listed company Enel Transmisión Chile S.A. for an amount of USD $1,350 MM, including the approval of this transaction by the antitrust authority and the execution of a tender offer.

-Advised China Southern Power Grid International (CSGI), in its participation in a consortium for the operation and execution of the HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre Transmission Line Project (1,500 Km and 2,000 MW of capacity), for an amount of USD $1,500 MM.

-Advised Colbún in the issuance and placement of bonds for USD$500 MM over a 10-year period, and in the acquisition of Colbún bonds already issued.

-Advised Sumitomo Chemical Chile S.A. during the closing activities for the acquisition of four South American subsidiaries in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia, owned by companies of the Nufarm Limited group, a leading Australian company in agricultural chemicals. The value of the transaction was US$1,188 million.

-Advised Inversiones FQC 2 Ltda. in the purchase from Sonda S.A. of the 49% shareholding that Sonda had in the Chilean company Transacciones Electrónicas Dos S.A., which in turn owns Acepta.com S.A., a company that provides technological solutions in various fields such as electronic invoicing and identity authentication.

-Advised the Danish Agribusiness Fund (DAF) in the acquisition of 25% of the shares of Coexca S.A., one of the leading pork producers in Latin America.

-Advised the Southern Cross Investment Fund for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of SMI S.A. and Ecobio S.A. from their previous owners, Biodiversa S.A. and Inversiones Biodiversa Ltda.

-Advised Grupo Saesa in the acquisition of the Cabo Leones Transmission Line, of more than 100 kilometers.

-Advised GNL Mejillones S.A., in the construction, operation and financing of an LNG terminal and regasification plant in the Antofagasta Region, Chile. This project involved an investment of more than US$750 MM, including a port, regasification plant and onshore storage tank.

-Advised Enel Green Power in the acquisition of the projects "Parque Eólico Talinay Oriente", "Parque Eólico Talinay Poniente" and "Valle de los Vientos", for more than 240 MW.

-He has been appointed as arbitrator in more than 37 arbitration cases at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English