We share with you the Benchmarking Infrastructure Development 2020 report, an initiative of the Infrastructure, Finance, PPPs and Guarantees Group of the World Bank that […]
Leaders League published today the results of its 2021 ranking for the transactional and corporate areas, and Morales & Besa has once again been highlighted for its l […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised AVLA S.A., as issuer, in the preparation and in the execution of a voluntary prepayment offer of commercial papers (efectos de com […]
You can review and download this legal alert here (available in Spanish and English): Resolución de controversias en construcción – Dispute resolution in constr […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A., in the issuance and placement in the local market of its series D bonds, under Indenture No. 986, fo […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised SMU S.A., in the issuance and placement in the local market of its series AK bonds for a total outstanding amount of UF 3,000,000 […]
Morales & Besa succesfully advised Sonnedix in the post-construction financing of a portfolio of current and future electricity generation projects, operated directly […]
Morales & Besa once again leads the capital markets debt league table 2019 prepared by the English publication, Latin Lawyer. The recognition comes double, as the fir […]
Morales & Besa acted as special local counsel to the Republic of Chile and its Ministry of Finance in connection with the issuance and global offering of sovereign bo […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Ingevec S.A. in a voluntary redemption offer of part of its Serie C notes issued under the indenture registered under the No. 751 […]
Kirkland & Ellis LLP invited our partner Carlos Silva and senior associates, James Channing and Orlando Palominos, to participate in this article on force majeure in […]
We are proud to inform that IFLR selected Morales & Besa among the five shortlisted firms in the National Firms of the Year category in Chile. In addition, the Capit […]
You can review and download this document here: M&B Legal Alert – Zero stamp tax – April 2020
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You can download and review this Legal Alert here: M&B Labor Legal Alert- Law on access to the benefits of the Unemployment Insurance
You can download this document here: M&B Legal Alert – Tax – Covid19 – April 2020
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You can download this guide in PDF format here: Legal Guide Covid 19 – Force Majeure – by Morales & Besa
Latin Lawyer recently announced the list of the Elite 2020 firms, which includes 9 Latin American countries and the Central American region. In Chile, 7 law firms were re […]
You can download the document here: Legal Alert M&B – Tax Covid 19 – March 2020
Morales & Besa acted as special Chilean counsel to Cencosud S.A. (the “Company”) in the make-whole redemption process under the indenture dated January 20, 2011 and D […]
The first issue and placement in the international markets of two “green” Sovereign Bonds issued by the State of Chile in Dollars and Euros respectively, are one of the t […]
Now in the middle of the 2020 version of our Summer Program, we want to thank the interns who have been with us part of January and February, Kimberly Valle and Bruno Mon […]
We are very proud that our firm has been highlighted, for the eighth consecutive year, as Leading Light 2019 for our commitment to pro bono work. The focus of this year’s […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, as local counsel, in the acquisition of a 30% interest in the Mantoverde copper mine, located i […]
The publication LatinFinance, which specializes in financial and economic issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, presented the “Deal of the Year 2019” awards in 26 ca […]
Morales & Besa acted as special local counsel to the Republic of Chile and its Ministry of Finance in connection with the issuance and global offering of green sovere […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised the initial purchasers in the issuance and placement of an international bond of Embotelladora Andina S.A., pursuant to Rule 144A […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Banco Security in a transaction that consisted on a refinancing of the loans granted by the bank to Tralka SpA to finance the acqu […]
We would like to thank the first interns of the 2020 Summer Program, who have been with us during December and January, Carla Díaz, Claudia Acevedo and Mauricio Kaplan.
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On the 2nd Anniversary of our Diversity Committee, we would like to thank all those who have committed themselves to this initiative and have contributed with ideas, time […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised CRC Transmisión SpA in the financing for the construction and operation of a portfolio of electric transmission projects awarded b […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Grupo Exceda, that was Akamai’s largest channel partner in Latin America, selling the full portfolio of Akamai products. It is exp […]
The award ceremony for the Chambers Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) was held yesterday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Morales & Besa received the Highly Come […]
Today, the results of the Best Lawyers ® ranking were published and, with enthusiasm, we inform you that, in summary, the results are as follow:
19 lawyers f […]
For the second year in a row, our partner Guillermo Morales, was invited to participate at the “Latin Lawyer Live 2nd Annual Capital Markets Conference”, an instance […]
Since June, our Director Lorena Barrientos, has participated in representation of our Diversity Committee, from AmCham Chile’s 2019 Mentoring Circle on Diversity and […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Dutch Investment Fund (DIF) Capital Partners in the acquisition of two concessionaries, which stand out for being the first invest […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Marsol in the registration of trademarks for its new products, protecting the company’s commercial interests despite the fact that […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Parex Chile and obtained the registration of its trademark “Cadina”, after having achieved the rejection of the opposition filed b […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised EIG group on the complete acquisition of the company “Likana Solar SpA”, part of the SolarReserve Group, owner of the Likana Solar […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Partners Group in the acquisition of a 50% stake in EnfraGen, LLC, a leading developer, owner and operator of specialized power ge […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Cencosud Shopping S.A., in the issuance and placement of the Series C Bonds under the bond line registered in May 2019 in the Secu […]
Morales & Besa successfully adivsed Southern Cross Royalties, a limited liability company incorporated in England, in granting a royalty consideration under the “Mini […]
We invite you to join us for a presentation by James Anaya, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Colorado (USA), on Masters in law (LLM) programs and specializ […]
Morales & Besa acted as special Chilean counsel to the Republic of Chile, represented by the Ministry of Finance, in connection with a global offering of a sovereign […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Cencosud Shopping S.A. in its registration in Chile as an issuer of publicly traded securities, and in the structuring, issuance, […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Banco Security in the granting of financing to Inmobiliaria GSI I SpA, company controlled by a private investment fund, for an amo […]
Morales & Besa acted as special Chilean counsel to the Republic of Chile, represented by the Ministry of Finance, in connection with a global offering of a sovereign […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised SMU S.A., as issuer, in the issuance and placement in the local market of bonds series V and W for a total amount of UF 1,000,000. […]
Morales & Besa announced the promotion of María José Henríquez to partnership at the firm effective January 2020. Her appointment follows a distinguished legal ca […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Ruta del Maipo in the issuance and placement of Series F Bonds, issued pursuant an indenture, for UF 5,000,000 due to 2030. The fu […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Banco Santander Chile in the transaction consisting in the granting of financing to Promet Servicios SpA, a company in the enginee […]
Our partner Myriam Barahona was recently recognized as Best Lawyer in Finance in Latam by “Americas Women in Business Law Awards” led by the Euromoney Legal Media Group.
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Morales & Besa succesfully advised Banco Security in operation consisting in the grant of a financing to Inversiones Parques Cementerios 2 SpA, owned by Fondo de Inve […]
We are very happy to announce that partner Myriam Barahona received the “Best Finance Lawyer in Latin America” award in New York last night by “Euromoney LMG Americ […]
In the context of the 18th Annual International Mergers & Acquisitions IBA Conference in New York, partners Eugenio Besa and Myriam Barahona and senior associate Guil […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised the lenders for the financing of the Cabo Leones III wind project, consisting of a wind farm with a capacity of 78.1 MW, located i […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Scotiabank Chile and Banco Security, the lenders, in the amendment of certain terms and conditions of the current financings grant […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Scotiabank Chile and Banco Security (the lenders) on the amendment of certain terms and conditions of the current financings grant […]
Morales & Bes successfully advised Banco BICE on a financing granted to Inversiones Arco 3 SpA to finance the Value Added Tax related to the construction of several s […]
Our lawyers Lorena Barrientos, director, and Rebeca Zamora, senior associate, are participating for a chair at the Consejo General de la Orden of the Chilea […]
We want to congratulate and recognize Isabel Cabeza, associate Pro Bono 2018, for her commitment and dedication with our Pro Bono advice. M&B, through the Pro Bono Co […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised the Republic of Chile represented by the Ministry of Finance in connection with a further issuance, each governed by Chilean law a […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Cencosud Shopping S.A. in the indenture and registration of both a 10-year bond line and a 30-year bond line for up to UF10,000,00 […]
Irene Schlechter, Corporate Director of Inclusion and Diversity at Codelco, was invited as a speaker to the third sesion of the Diversity Committee’s “Conversa […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud S.A. on the amendment of certain terms and conditions of the current financing and a […]
Our partner Myriam Barahona, is the only Chilean lawyer shortlisted in the Best Finance Lawyer in Latin America category, in the eighth version of the Americas Women in B […]
We want to congratulate our Capital Markets team for their outstanding position in the Latin Lawyer capital markets league table 2018, which considers all the transaction […]
The transaction consisted on a financing granted to Tralka SpA to partially finance the acquisition costs of 18 project companies, owners of PGMD solar power plants locat […]
Partner Edmundo Varas received special thanks from the World Justice Project (WJP) for his role as a Contributing Expert in their WJP Rule of Law Index® 2019. The Wor […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, acting as deal […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised VolcomCapital Capital Estructurado Inmobiliario Fondo de Inversión, public investment fund, managed by VolcomCapital Administrad […]
Adi Altschuler, Director of International Programs of the Northwest Pritzker University School of Law, visited our offices invited by our partner Michel Diban, alumni of […]
Morales & Besa is the Chilean firm with the highest number of nominations for the Latin Lawyer of the Year Award, with three leading transactions in their respect […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised FRS Capital Corp. in the transaction concerning the investment by funds affiliated to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (BIP) in […]
Within our Summer Internship Program, this month Cristóbal Melo and Matías Guerrero, both law students, joined our firm.
We wish you the best in t […]
We are very proud to announce that our firm has been recognized again as an elite firm by Chambers’ Global Guide in its 2019 edition. In addition, we have a […]
We are very proud to inform that Morales & Besa, among other 5 Chilean firms, has been recognized for the seventh year in-a-row as a Leading Light for our commitm […]
Lorena Barrientos, M&B’s Director, participated again as judge for the “Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition” (Jessup) organized by the Americ […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Arena Minerals Chile SpA, a subsidiary of Arena Minerals Inc., in the incorporation with SQM of two contractual mining companies, […]
Morales & Besa advised ISP on the acquisition of 100% of Pedro de Valdivia Schools, which operations are divided in four educational institutions in Santiago de Chile […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised BNP Paribas in the granting of a loan to Agrosuper S.A. to be used for corporate purposes, including funding the acquisition of Aq […]
Great enthusiasm and an interesting debate between the audience and panelists, was given on Thursday, January 10 during the second day of our Ciclo de Conversac […]
After 11 years off carreer at Morales & Besa, Lorena Barrientos has assumed the position of Director to the firm, from where she will continue supporting and contribu […]
We want to greet our clients and friends and wish you all an excellent 2019,
Team M&B […]
Morales & Besa successfully advised Ruta de los Ríos Concesionaria S.A, company of the Intervial Group, regarding the amendment to current loans granted by Banco Créd […]
Morales & Besa advised Evergreen Marine (Hong Kong) (EGH), a company pertaining to the Evergreen group, in the acquisition of 60% participation in Green Andes Shippin […]
In the framework of our Summer Internship Program, this month Natalia Cortés and Sebastián Rosende, graduates from the Universidad de Chile and Universidad de los Andes, […]
In regard of the development of entrepreneurship and innovation, M&B once again collaborated with Startup Grind Santiago – Chile, a global community that seeks to gen […]
Izabel Siqueiras do Val, international intern, arrived directly from São Paulo, Brazil, to our firm at the end of September and for three months she has been part of […]
Our partner Guillermo Morales played a prominent role at the “Latin Lawyer Live Capital Markets” conference held in São Paulo, Brazil on November 27th. In this opport […]
