Paulo Larrain

Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets

Corporate Governance

Career

Paulo Larrain has vast experience in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, project finance and capital markets.

In the last 30 years, he has participated in multiple acquisitions of companies and/or assets through private or bidding processes, both in Chile and abroad, representing both buyers and sellers.

Among these, he has represented the Chilean Government in privatization processes of state-owned companies and various bidders in both public and private bidding processes, including private investment funds and strategic buyers or sellers in different industries, such as banking, telecommunications, insurance, retail, education, auditing, energy, mining, oil and gas, technology, utilities, financial services, and infrastructure.

He has also advised several domestic and foreign companies on project finance, capital markets and corporate governance matters.

Paulo has taught courses on mergers and acquisitions in several universities, and is permanently recognized by the most prestigious international publications as one of the most outstanding M&A lawyers in Chile.

Paulo is a Founding Partner and Managing Partner of NLD.

Clients

Zurich Insurance Company

Emergent Cold

Riverwood Capital Partners

Globant

Linzor Capital Partners

Culligan

Merck Sharp & Dohme

Organon

Assa Abloy

Elis

Masonite

Work Highlights

Advice to the Government of Chile on the privatization of the three Chilean largest water companies.

Advice to Zurich Insurance Company on the acquisition of Euroamerica Seguros de Vida.

Advice to Waterlogic (Culligan)as lead counsel on several cross-border acquisition of companies throughout Latin America

Advice to Zurich Insurance Company on the sale of its annuity business to Constellation Group.

Industry Sector Expertise

Insurance, Retail, Education, Auditing, Banking, Telecommunications, Energy, Mining, Oil and Gas, Technology, Utilities, Financial Services, and Infrastructure.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Chile

Languages Spoken

Spanish - English

Experience

- Advice to Uno Salud Dental on the purchase of a percentage of shares in a dental care company.

- Advice to Zurich on the sale of its annuities business to Ohio National Seguros de Vida (Constellation Group).

- Advice to PSVF on the sale of its clients portfolio to A. Gallagher.

- Advice to SUMA / Nubox on financing by Partners For Growth.

- Advice to Frigorífico Pacífico / Emergent Cold on financing granted by Scotiabank Chile, Banco de Crédito e - Inversiones and Banco BICE for the construction of cold storage facilities and its subsequent ampliation.

- Advice to Waterlogic / Culligan on the acquisition of Comercial FPO’s assets.

- Advice to Emergent Cold: Advice as lead counsel in the purchase of Hook Chile, a company specializing in cold storage facilities and services.

- Advice to Emergent Cold on the purchase of 100% of Empresas Multifrigo SpA, a cold storage facilities’ company parent of three subsidiaries: Multifrigo Valparaiso SpA, Multifrigo Casablanca SpA and Multifrigo El Olivo SpA.

- Advice to Waterlogic as lead counsel in the acquisition of a 50,001% stake of Mas Pura group in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panamá, Honduras, Perú and Hong-Kong.

- Advice to Waterlogic/Culligan as Lead Regional Counsel in the acquisition of Paqmaq S.A. (Aquamac), Paraguay.

- Advice to Komax’s shareholders on the sale of Komax to Grupo Axo.

- Advice to EMSA shareholders on the sale of EMSA to CHL Capital.

- Advice to the shareholders of Katari SA, owner of the Tierra luxury hotels, on the sale of a majority stake to Baillie Lodges, owned by KSL Capital Partners.

- Advice to Volcanes del Sur on the sale of the craft brewery Volcanes del Sur SA to CCU.

- Advice to Elis on the acquisition of Golden Clean.

- Advice to Emergent Cold on the acquisition of Friopacífico, a leader in the cold storage services industry.

- Advice to Waterlogic /Culligan, as Lead Regional Counsel, on the acquisition of Quality Water Service and Quality Coffee Services in Puerto Rico, Chile and Colombia.

- Advice to Linzor Capital Partners on acquisition of Uno Salud.

- Advice to Oaktree – Agro Merchants on the indirect sale of Frigoríficos Andinos S.A.

- Advice to Globant on the acquisition of Grupo Assa.

- Advice to Globant on the acquisition of Giant Monkey.

- Advice to Globant on the acquisition of Xappia S.A.

- Advice to Pharmaq AQ on the acquisition of Fish Vet Group’s businesses in Norway, UK, Ireland, and Chile.

- Advice to Waterlogic /Culligan on the acquisition of Aquafree, the largest water dispenser company in Chile.

- Advice to Zurich on the acquisition of Euroamerica Seguros de Vida S.A. life insurance portfolio.

- Advice to Messer Group – CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition of gas assets of Praxair Chile.

- Advice to Apollo Global Education on the sale of IACC and control transfer of UNIACC.

- Advice to Riverwood Capital Partners on the acquisition of 88% of the shares of Nubox (Chile and Colombia).

- Advice to Zurich on the acquisition of Euroamerica Administradora General de Fondos S.A.

- Advice to Riverwood Capital Partners on the sale of Synapsis.

- Government of Chile: Advice on privatization of EMOS and ESSBIO.

- Linzor Capital Partners: Advice on acquisition of Cine Hoyts (Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay).

- Ernst & Young Global: Advice on acquisition of Langton Clarke (former Arthur Andersen firm in Chile).

- Assa Abloy: Advice on acquisition of POLI.

- Ernst & Young Global: Advice on acquisition of Medina Zaldivar (former Arthur Andersen firm in Peru).

Education