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About
Provided by Pedro Lyon
Practice Areas
Pedro is a partner and a member of the mining (Band 1) and venture capital (Band 1) areas. In addition, he is a member of the corporate and M&A and investment funds practices. He specializes in mining project development, project finance, and corporate and financing structuring for mining project development, as well as mining agreements and regulatory matters and environmental permits.
In addition, he actively works in structuring investment funds, and representing local and international fund managers. In venture capital matters, he represents local and foreign VC investors, start-ups, CVC funds and incubators in the legal structuring of funds or investment vehicles, in the development and execution of internationalization plans, international M&A VC transactions, and in financing rounds.
Career
Pedro is a member of the board of directors of the Chilean- Pacific Foundation, Administradora Mater, Administradora Bridge, Empresa Eléctrica Blanco, Aaktei Energía S.A., Lácteos Matthei, and Colegio San Lorenzo. He is also very active in sectoral associations: he is member of the Mining Committee of CESCO, of The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, and ACAFI (Chilean Association of Investment Fund Managers).
In the academic field, he was a professor of the “Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital” course for the Master of Laws, at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He regularly participates as speaker at the mining sessions of Universidad de Chile, especially in lectures focused on the importance of the lithium industry in Chile and was professor of “Law in Asia” and “Law and Investment in Asia”, at the Diego Portales University and of “Chinese Law” at Universidad de Chile.
Experience
• Foreign associate with Global Law Office, Beijing and Shanghai, China (2005).
Education
Universidad Diego Portales
Law
2001
National University of Singapore
Master of Laws in Chinese Law (LL.M.)
2005
Languages Spoken
Spanish and English
Chambers Review
Latin America
Head of department Pedro Lyon has earned an excellent reputation in the Chilean mining market. He is often engaged by prominent mining companies to advise on a range of corporate-related matters.
Pedro Lyon offers a wealth of experience acting on behalf of emerging growth companies and venture capital funds in a broad suite of venture capital transactions in Chile. He is well known for his investor-side practice in capital raising matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pedro Lyon demonstrates an excellent strategic vision."
"I would highlight Pedro's expertise and experience, along with his skills in negotiating with entrepreneurs. As a great negotiator, he always remains calm and composed under pressure."
"Pedro Lyon demonstrates an excellent strategic vision."
"I would highlight Pedro's expertise and experience, along with his skills in negotiating with entrepreneurs. As a great negotiator, he always remains calm and composed under pressure."
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Guerrero Olivos advised Elementa Foods for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Chilean comp
Guerrero Olivos advised Elementa in the due diligence process, negotiation and preparation of the necessary legal documentation for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Chilean companies
Guerrero Olivos advised Farm Capital on the sale of 100% of the shares of Farm Melozal SpA.
Guerrero Olivos advised Farm Capital Administradora de Fondos Privados S.A. on the sale of 100% of the shares of Farm Melozal SpA. Our M&A team was responsible for the negotiations and the preparation of all closing documents.
Rio2. Mine construction financing package
Rio2 Limited announces that it has arranged a mine construction financing package expected to total approximately US$150 million for construction and general working capital of the Company’s 100%-owned Fenix Gold Project in Chile.
ByL/Drimkip. Sale of 100% of the shares
Guerrero Olivos advised ByL SpA, a Chilean company that owns the Drimkip brand, dedicated to the manufacture of mattresses and other sleep products, in the sale of 100% of its shares to a Spanish company in the same industry.
Pan American Silver. Sale of % of Agua de la Falda Project
Guerrero Olivos advised Pan American Silver on the sale of its stake (57.7%) in Agua de la Falda S.A. to Rio Tinto
Guerrero Olivos advised Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd, a Canadian intermediate precious metal royalty company which holds a portfolio of over 180 royalties, streams, and precious metal offtakes, in the USD15 million royalty acquisition agreement from Hot Chili Limited
Cemex Ventures B.V. invests in Obralink
Guerrero Olivos represented Obralink, in a USD250,000 investment made by Cemex Ventures B.V. Obralink is a startup that developed a software that render services in the construction industry, and Cemex Ventures B.V is an investor specialized in the construction market.
Wayra. Investments in Vincoed Inc. and Retrypay LLC
Guerrero Olivos represented Wayra Chile Tecnología e Innovación SpA in an investment in 2 entrepreneurships. One of them is Vincoed, Inc., a platform that gives access to employees to the best online education programs, and the second one is Retrypay LLC, an e-commerce start-up.
Rio2 Limited. Sale of the Anocarire mining concessions by Fenix Gold Limitada, to Andex Minerals
Guerrero Olivos represented mining company, Rio2 Limited, in the sale of the Anocarire mining concessions by Fenix Gold Limitada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio2, to Andex Minerals Chile SpA following the successful completion of Andex’s purchase option.
BUK. USD417 million first funding round.
Guerrero Olivos represented Buk, which operates a human resources management platform, in an international financing round that valued the startup at USD417 million in its first funding round.
Rio2 Limited. Fenix Gold Project financing
Guerrero Olivos represented Canadian listed mining company, Rio2 Limited, and its related companies (Fenix Gold Limitada and Lince S.A.), in its international project financing of USD135 million to fully fund its Fenix gold mine to production in Chile.
Buk. Asset acquisition in Control It
Guerrero Olivos represented HR software developer, Buk SpA. in the acquisition of the assets owned by Control It. This acquisition will improve and broaden the services rendered by Buk to its clients including control clock systems to their platform.
Xepelin. Historic USD230 million A Series financing for a Chilean start-up
Guerrero Olivos represented Chilean startup Xepelin, which created a financial services platform for SMEs in Latin America, in a historic USD230 million international financing.
CLIN. New Investment in Zippedi. Follow-on
Guerrero Olivos represented CLIN in a new investment (follow-on) in Zippedi, a startup which purpose is to sell to third parties information obtained directly from images of products in gondolas, located in rooms of retail establishments, captured through autonomous vehicles (robots).
Torq Resources Inc. Option agreements to earn 100% interest in two relevant Chilean mining projects
Guerrero Olivos represented Canadian mining company Torq Resources Inc. (“Torq”) in several option agreements to earn 100% interest in two relevant mining projects in Chile.
Food for the Future. Financing round
Guerrero Olivos represented Food for the Future (F4F), an innovative start-up devoted to the development of cultivation technologies. They use the nutritional potential of insects to develop high nutritional products with functional benefits for the animals that consume them.
Guerrero Olivos represented a local investment company, Inversiones Las Hualtatas, in a CLP300 million acquisition of the control of a private hospital named Clínica Astra.
Minera Tres Valles. Reorganization proceeding
Guerrero Olivos’ represented Anglo American Marketing Limited, GAM Kimura Master Fund Limited and Citicorp International as the main secured creditors and lenders in the reorganization plan proceeding of Minera Tres Valles SpA,
Aurus Tecnología Fondo de Inversión Privado's investment in Echopixel
Guerrero Olivos represented Echopixel and its Holding, which are companies from the technology industry that develop software platforms of interactive mixed reality to improve surgical images in an investment received by a local investment fund.
Chazki. Acquisition of 100% of the shares of TodoVa SpA
Our venture capital team represented Chazki in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of TodoVa SpA, a local start-up devoted to last mile delivery services, which allowed Chazki the entrance to the Chilean market.
Rio2 Limited. Acquisition of mining company
Guerrero Olivos represented Canadian listed mining company, Rio2 Limited and Rio2 S.A.C., in the acquisition of local mining company, Compañía Minera Paso San Francisco S.A., which will bring strategic benefits for the development of its nearby Fenix Gold Project,
Clin Private Investment Fund investment in agritech and online platform hardware investments
Guerrero Olivos assisted CLIN Private Investment Fund. (“CLIN”) which has relevant contributors including Zoma (related to Walmart), Entel, Fundación Chile and Engie, in two startups.
Guerrero Olivos advised Elementa Foods for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Chilean comp
Guerrero Olivos advised Elementa in the due diligence process, negotiation and preparation of the necessary legal documentation for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Chilean companies
Guerrero Olivos advised Farm Capital on the sale of 100% of the shares of Farm Melozal SpA.
Guerrero Olivos advised Farm Capital Administradora de Fondos Privados S.A. on the sale of 100% of the shares of Farm Melozal SpA. Our M&A team was responsible for the negotiations and the preparation of all closing documents.
Rio2. Mine construction financing package
Rio2 Limited announces that it has arranged a mine construction financing package expected to total approximately US$150 million for construction and general working capital of the Company’s 100%-owned Fenix Gold Project in Chile.
ByL/Drimkip. Sale of 100% of the shares
Guerrero Olivos advised ByL SpA, a Chilean company that owns the Drimkip brand, dedicated to the manufacture of mattresses and other sleep products, in the sale of 100% of its shares to a Spanish company in the same industry.
Pan American Silver. Sale of % of Agua de la Falda Project
Guerrero Olivos advised Pan American Silver on the sale of its stake (57.7%) in Agua de la Falda S.A. to Rio Tinto
Guerrero Olivos advised Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd, a Canadian intermediate precious metal royalty company which holds a portfolio of over 180 royalties, streams, and precious metal offtakes, in the USD15 million royalty acquisition agreement from Hot Chili Limited
Cemex Ventures B.V. invests in Obralink
Guerrero Olivos represented Obralink, in a USD250,000 investment made by Cemex Ventures B.V. Obralink is a startup that developed a software that render services in the construction industry, and Cemex Ventures B.V is an investor specialized in the construction market.
Wayra. Investments in Vincoed Inc. and Retrypay LLC
Guerrero Olivos represented Wayra Chile Tecnología e Innovación SpA in an investment in 2 entrepreneurships. One of them is Vincoed, Inc., a platform that gives access to employees to the best online education programs, and the second one is Retrypay LLC, an e-commerce start-up.
Rio2 Limited. Sale of the Anocarire mining concessions by Fenix Gold Limitada, to Andex Minerals
Guerrero Olivos represented mining company, Rio2 Limited, in the sale of the Anocarire mining concessions by Fenix Gold Limitada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio2, to Andex Minerals Chile SpA following the successful completion of Andex’s purchase option.
BUK. USD417 million first funding round.
Guerrero Olivos represented Buk, which operates a human resources management platform, in an international financing round that valued the startup at USD417 million in its first funding round.
Rio2 Limited. Fenix Gold Project financing
Guerrero Olivos represented Canadian listed mining company, Rio2 Limited, and its related companies (Fenix Gold Limitada and Lince S.A.), in its international project financing of USD135 million to fully fund its Fenix gold mine to production in Chile.
Buk. Asset acquisition in Control It
Guerrero Olivos represented HR software developer, Buk SpA. in the acquisition of the assets owned by Control It. This acquisition will improve and broaden the services rendered by Buk to its clients including control clock systems to their platform.
Xepelin. Historic USD230 million A Series financing for a Chilean start-up
Guerrero Olivos represented Chilean startup Xepelin, which created a financial services platform for SMEs in Latin America, in a historic USD230 million international financing.
CLIN. New Investment in Zippedi. Follow-on
Guerrero Olivos represented CLIN in a new investment (follow-on) in Zippedi, a startup which purpose is to sell to third parties information obtained directly from images of products in gondolas, located in rooms of retail establishments, captured through autonomous vehicles (robots).
Torq Resources Inc. Option agreements to earn 100% interest in two relevant Chilean mining projects
Guerrero Olivos represented Canadian mining company Torq Resources Inc. (“Torq”) in several option agreements to earn 100% interest in two relevant mining projects in Chile.
Food for the Future. Financing round
Guerrero Olivos represented Food for the Future (F4F), an innovative start-up devoted to the development of cultivation technologies. They use the nutritional potential of insects to develop high nutritional products with functional benefits for the animals that consume them.
Guerrero Olivos represented a local investment company, Inversiones Las Hualtatas, in a CLP300 million acquisition of the control of a private hospital named Clínica Astra.
Minera Tres Valles. Reorganization proceeding
Guerrero Olivos’ represented Anglo American Marketing Limited, GAM Kimura Master Fund Limited and Citicorp International as the main secured creditors and lenders in the reorganization plan proceeding of Minera Tres Valles SpA,
Aurus Tecnología Fondo de Inversión Privado's investment in Echopixel
Guerrero Olivos represented Echopixel and its Holding, which are companies from the technology industry that develop software platforms of interactive mixed reality to improve surgical images in an investment received by a local investment fund.
Chazki. Acquisition of 100% of the shares of TodoVa SpA
Our venture capital team represented Chazki in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of TodoVa SpA, a local start-up devoted to last mile delivery services, which allowed Chazki the entrance to the Chilean market.
Rio2 Limited. Acquisition of mining company
Guerrero Olivos represented Canadian listed mining company, Rio2 Limited and Rio2 S.A.C., in the acquisition of local mining company, Compañía Minera Paso San Francisco S.A., which will bring strategic benefits for the development of its nearby Fenix Gold Project,
Clin Private Investment Fund investment in agritech and online platform hardware investments
Guerrero Olivos assisted CLIN Private Investment Fund. (“CLIN”) which has relevant contributors including Zoma (related to Walmart), Entel, Fundación Chile and Engie, in two startups.
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