Banking & Finance | Latin America

Carey is a front-running full-service firm that is held in high esteem for its banking and finance practice, which offers extensive experience advising on secured and unsecured, term and revolving, bilateral and syndicated loans to finance projects in Chile. The team also earns market endorsement for its role in liability management and corporate debt refinancing, as well as in regulatory banking mandates. Carey is well equipped to offer counsel to an impressive client portfolio, including multinational development and investment banks, as well as local and international borrowers from the mining and real estate sectors.

Morales & Besa fields a powerhouse banking and finance practice and occupies a market-leading position in the Chilean arena. The team possesses a wealth of experience in the field, and advises international lenders on cross-border corporate finance mandates. The law firm's expertise extends to debt restructuring, as well as project finance deals involving syndicated loans and structured products. Morales & Besa also offers significant expertise in regulatory banking matters, and the team is retained by Chilean and international banks, as well as major project developers and sponsors.

Garrigues is a solid international player with a strong banking and finance practice in Chile. The department has particular visibility in the market for its role advising on syndicated non-recourse loans to finance energy projects, and is also very active in handling VAT credit facilities, as well as debt restructuring and structured finance mandates.

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos is an established banking and finance practice with a particular focus on acquisition finance and corporate refinancing, as well as project and trade finance in Chile. The team is well versed in secured and unsecured cross-border loans, including revolving credit facilities, assisting foreign banks and other financial institutions with Chilean regulatory mandates. Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos' clientele includes domestic, regional and global banking groups, as well as corporate borrowers from a variety of industries.

Guerrero Olivos is an established multidisciplinary law firm based in Santiago with a strong focus on the banking and finance arena in Chile. The lawyers are focus on advise on acquisition finance, project finance and corporate refinancing. The department demonstrates strong capabilities and a specialism in renewable energy sector financings. It is also instructed by clients to assist with credit facilities involving structured products, as well as with regulatory banking matters.

Baraona Marshall & Cia enters the ranking for the first time for its noteworthy prowess in banking and finance deals in Chile. The team is skilled at advising lenders on a wide range of credit facilities and due diligence processes in the financing and refinancing spheres. The department regularly caters to local and international banks and investment companies active in the infrastructure and real estate sectors. Its lawyers also advise borrowers from the energy and natural resources sectors on corporate financing.

Bofill Mir Abogados boasts a significant banking and finance practice in Chile. The team is sought after by borrowers to advise on cross-border transactions involving bilateral and syndicated loans. Bofill Mir Abogados frequently acts as counsel to a variety of Chilean and international clients from the energy, mining, and insurance sectors.

Dentons Chile is an active practice group offering expertise across a broad range of mandates pertaining to the Chilean banking and finance sphere. The department has notable strength in advising a diverse array of lenders and borrowers with the structuring of bridge loans, senior credit facilities and debt refinancing mandates within the energy, mining and agribusiness industries. 

MBC Abogados enters the rankings following strong praise from clients for its banking and finance practice in Santiago, with skill advising on transactions in the real estate sector. The team is highly adept at advising borrowers and funds in Chile on the financing of real estate projects through secured and unsecured credit facilities. It also assists with the financing and refinancing of lease agreements.

Prieto Abogados is a well-known firm with a longstanding transactional finance practice in Chile. The experienced team offers broad expertise in assisting clients with collateral agreements, VAT credit facilities, and debt and liability refinancing. The department is a trusted borrowers' counsel for companies in the renewable energy, mining and insurance industries.