Matías Garcés
Associatemgarcesv@carey.cl
+56 2 2928 2239
His practice focuses on corporate, commercial and corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, capital markets and general practice. He advises international and local clients on company acquisition and restructuring processes, association or joint venture agreements, design and support of corporate governance structures, and public or private securities offerings in the local and international market.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- OMERS Infrastructure Chile Holdings I and Enagás Chile on the sale of 80% of their shareholding in GNL Quintero to EIG Global Energy Partners and Fluxys for USD1.165 billion.
- CorpGroup on the restructuring of its liabilities, including its banking business (Banco Itaú Corpbanca) and real estate business (Vivocorp), which involved bankruptcy reorganization proceedings in courts of Delaware, USA (Chapter 11) and Chile.
- Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan Board (OTTPB) on the acquisition of 85% of Cran Chile LLC, a North American company and parent of Agrícola Cran Chile SpA, one of the most important domestic entities in the industry of berries and derivative fruits, for USD80 million. The transaction involved a reverse cross-border merger between Cran Chile LLC, as the absorbed entity, and Agrícola Cran Chile SpA, as the absorbing entity.
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on the sale of an indirect 34% stake in urban toll roads Autopista Vespucio Norte and Túnel San Cristóbal to Globalvía Licitaciones e Infraestructura Chile, member of Globalvía Group. Also, on the sale of another 33% stake to Apoquindo, an affiliate of Fondo de Inversión CMB – LV Infraestructura III, Ardian France S.A. and Ardian US.
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, Alberta Investment Management Corporation and Foreign Investment Associates, as joint bidders, on the sale process carried out by Arauco, for the acquisition of approx. 70,000 hectares of planted and arable areas. The advice included the drafting and negotiation of several agreements and documents and also, tax, antitrust, forestry matters and public affairs.
- Nestlé on the purchase of La Fête Chocolat, a Chilean company that produces premium chocolates and has over 40 sale points throughout the country and an online store.
- Scotiabank Chile on a capital increase and placement of new shares for approx. USD380 million which included all matters related to the approval, regulatory authorizations and securities registration from the Banking Superintendence and/or stock exchanges.
- The Bank of Nova Scotia on the merger of operations for USD 2 billion between Scotiabank Chile and BBVA Chile, including the fulfillment of several suspensive conditions and the approval before the Financial Market Commission.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Recognized in Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions, Best Lawyers.
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
- International Attorney, Milbank LLP, New York (2024).
- Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-author of the chapters on the regulators of the Chilean financial sector: the Financial Market Commission, Superintendency of Pensions and Central Bank, Latin Lawyer Regulators (2020-2021).
RELATED AREAS
EDUCATION
- Law, Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Master of Laws, LL.M., The University of Sydney, Australia (2024).
ADMISSIONS
- Chile (2019).
LANGUAGES
- Spanish.
- English.
