Morales & Besa anniversary: We celebrate 30 years in 2022!
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Morales & Besa advised Enjoy S.A. in the implementation and conversion of its bonds series Q and R
We successfully advised Enjoy S.A. in the structuring and implementation of the conversion process of its outstanding convertible bonds series “Q” and “R”, issued agai […]
Andrea Díaz promoted to partnership at Morales & Besa
Andrea Díaz started her legal career at Morales & Besa some 14 years ago, concentrating her practice in capital markets transactions and regulation. Dur […]
IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2021: Myriam Barahona recognized as one of the world’s leading experts -America section- on transactional matters
Our partner Myriam Barahona, recognized by IFLR1000 – legal ranking specializing in corporate and transactional matters – as a “Leading Lawyer”; has been included in the […]
Macarena Laso becomes first female managing partner of Morales & Besa
Macarena Laso, partner of the Real Estate and Construction, Projects and Infrastructure and Corporate M&A practices is the new managing partner of Morales & Besa, […]
Directory of Women Experts | Chilean Bar Association
Directory of Women Experts | We are pleased to announce that our most experienced female lawyers, members of the Chilean Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados), have been […]
Morales & Besa is one of ten Chilean firms recognized by Chambers Global Rankings for its outstanding performance in international advice
The 2022 edition of the global guide of the legal directory, Chambers and Partners, highlighted Morales & Besa in the International & Cross-Border Capabilities se […]
Morales & Besa represented Peugeot before the FNE in the merger process between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and Peugeot S.A.
Morales & Besa Antitrust team successfully advised Peugeot S.A. in the notification of concentration transaction consisting in the merger between Fiat Chrysler Automo […]
Morales & Besa advised a subsidiary of the Accel KKR group in the acquisition of a majority stake in Endalia, S.L., a Spanish HR management company
Morales & Besa advised Foragola, S.L., a subsidiary of the Accel KKR group in the acquisition of a majority stake in Endalia, S.L., a Spanish HR management company. T […]
Morales & Besa advised SMU S.A. in the issuance and placement in the local market of its Series AL Bonds
Morales & Besa successfully advised SMU S.A., in the issuance and placement in the local market of its Series AL Bonds (issued under the indenture registered with the […]
Javier Balbontín, James Channing, Katannya Jablonski and Orlando Palominos Benchmarking Infrastructure Development 2020 – World Bank
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 2021 – Morales & Besa once again highlighted as a leading firm
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 advised AVLA S.A. in the execution of a voluntary prepayment offer of commercial papers an in the placement of its Series A inaugural Bonds
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 […]
Legal Alert | New arbitration rules extends causes to incorporate parties or consolidate arbitrations
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 advised senior and VAT lenders for the financing of “Huemul Portfolio” by Mainstream Renewable Power
Morales & Besa successfully advised a consortium of banks formed by IDB Invest, KfW IPEX-Bank, DNB, CaixaBank y MUFG, as lenders, for the Senior financing of Huemul P […]
Morales & Besa advised Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. in the issuance and placement of its series D bonds
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 of its series AK bonds
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 advised Sonnedix in obtaining post-construction PMGD portfolio financing
Morales & Besa succesfully advised Sonnedix in the post-construction financing of a portfolio of current and future electricity generation projects, operated directly […]
Morales & Besa leads Latin Lawyer ranking on debt issues in Chile
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 advised the Republic of Chile in the issuance of Sovereign Bonds for up to US$ 2.000 million
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 advised Ingevec S.A. in a voluntary redemption offer of part of its outstanding Series C notes
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 […]
Morales & Besa shortlisted in three categories of the IFLR Americas Awards 2020
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 […]
Tax Legal Alert | Zero Stamp Tax
You can review and download this document here: M&B Legal Alert – Zero stamp tax – April 2020
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Labor Legal Alert- Law on access to the benefits of the Unemployment Insurance
You can download and review this Legal Alert here: M&B Labor Legal Alert- Law on access to the benefits of the Unemployment Insurance
Tax Legal Alert | Covid:19 Publication of tax relief measures
You can download this document here: M&B Legal Alert – Tax – Covid19 – April 2020
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Practical Legal Guide – Covid 19 | Legal considerations regarding Force Majeure
You can download this guide in PDF format here: Legal Guide Covid 19 – Force Majeure – by Morales & Besa
Morales & Besa is recognized once again by Latin Lawyer as an Elite firm
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 […]
Morales & Besa advised Cencosud S.A. in a redemption process of its outstanding international notes
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 […]
Chile’s sovereign green bonds, finalists in Latin Lawyer’s Deal of the Year award in the Capital Markets category
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 […]
Summer Intern Program 2020: We’re halfway through
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 […]
Morales & Besa was recognized for the eighth consecutive year as a Chilean Pro Bono Leading Lights 2019 firm
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 advised Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in the acquisition of a 30% interest in the Mantoverde
Morales & Besa successfully advised Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, as local counsel, in the acquisition of a 30% interest in the Mantoverde copper mine, located i […]
Cencosud Shopping’s IPO and the first sovereign green bond issues in Chile and Latin America were awarded Deal of the Year 2019 by LatinFinance
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 successfully advised the State of Chile in the issuance, placement and repurchase of green sovereign bonds in Euros and Dollars
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 on the issuance and placement of the international bond of Embotelladora Andina S.A.
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 on refinancing of loans to Tralka SpA
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 […]
Summer Intern Program 2020
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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2nd Anniversary of our Diversity Committee
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 advised CRC Transmisión in the financing of electrical transmission projects
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 which was acquired by Akamai Technologies Inc.
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 […]
Morales & Besa received two Chambers D&I awards in Buenos Aires
The award ceremony for the Chambers Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) was held yesterday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Morales & Besa received the Highly Come […]
Best Lawyers™: 19 lawyers recognized in 19 practice areas, a “Lawyer of the Year” in Banking & Finance and “Law Firm of the Year in Project Finance” – Chile
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 […]
Guillermo Morales on “Sustainable Opportunities: The Dynamics of Green Bonds and Social Investment” at a Latin Lawyer conference in Brazil
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 […]
Morales & Besa finishes Amcham Chile’s Diversity and Labor Inclusion Mentoring
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 DIF Capital Partners in the acquisition of two Chilean concessionaries
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 on the registration of trademarks for its new products
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 in the registration of the trademark “Cadina”
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 Atacama Management SpA in the
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 power generation assets owned by EnfraGen
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 S.A. in the issuance and placement of Series C and Series E Bonds
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 advised Anglo Pacific Group Plc on financing granted to “Mantos Blancos”
Morales & Besa successfully adivsed Southern Cross Royalties, a limited liability company incorporated in England, in granting a royalty consideration under the “Mini […]
Invitation | LLM and Certificate Programs University of Colorado Law School – July 24th
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 advised the Republic of Chile in its first green sovereign bond issuance in EU
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 advised Cencosud Shopping S.A. in the largest IPO in the history of the local market
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 advised Banco Security in the granting of financing to Inmobiliaria GSI I SpA
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 advised the Republic of Chile in its first green sovereign bond issuance in USD
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 advised SMU in the issuance of its V and W series bonds
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. […]
María José Henríquez promoted to partnership at Morales & Besa
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 advised Ruta del Maipo in the issuance and placement of Series F Bonds
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 advised Banco Santander – Chile in a financing granted to Promet Servicios SpA
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 […]
Myriam Barahona´s press coverage for recognition by Euromoney LMG
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 advised Banco Security in the grant of financing for the acquisition of 17 cemetery parks
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 […]
Myriam Barahona recognized as Best Finance Lawyer in Latam by Euromoney LMG
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 […]
Eugenio Besa, Myriam Barahona y Guillermo Pizarro at the 18th Annual International Mergers & Acquisitions IBA Conference en Nueva York
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 advised SMBC and Banco Santander – Chile in the financing of Cabo Leones III
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 the lenders in the amendment of current financings granted to a company in the bovine meat industry
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 advised a syndicate of banks in the amendment of financing granted to Empresas FT S.A.
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 & Besa advised Banco BICE in the financing of the VAT related to the construction of several solar plants
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 […]
Two M&B associates are candidates for a chair at the Consejo General de la Orden of the Chilean Bar Association
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 […]
Isabel Cabeza, recognized as Pro Bono Associate 2018
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 advised the Republic of Chile in a new issuance and purchase offer of bonds
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 advised Cencosud Shopping S.A. in the indenture and registration of both a 10-year bond line and a 30-year bond line
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 […]
Morales & Besa Diversity Committee held the third session of its “Conversations Cycle: Diversity in the labour market”
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 advised Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana de Salud S.A. on the amendment on current financing and additional financing
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 […]
Myriam Barahona shortlisted in Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2019 – Euromoney LMG in Best Finance Lawyer in LatAm
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 […]
Morales & Besa: No. 1 in capital markets in Chile – Latin Lawyer capital markets league table 2018
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 […]
Morales & Besa advised Banco Security on the financing granted to 18 project companies owners of PGMD
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 […]
Edmundo Varas as a Contributing Expert in The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index®
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 advised the dealer managers in the tender offer of AES Gener
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 advised VolcomCapital on the sale of all of its shares in VivoCorp
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 in M&B
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
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 advised FRS Capital Corp. in the transaction concerning the investment by funds affiliated to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in Carrix
Morales & Besa successfully advised FRS Capital Corp. in the transaction concerning the investment by funds affiliated to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (BIP) in […]
Welcome summer interns!
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 […]
Morales & Besa has been recognized again as an elite firm by Chambers’ Global Guide 2019
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 […]
M&B awarded as a Pro Bono Leading Lights for the seventh year in-a-row
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 in Jessup
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 advised Arena Minerals Chile in the incorporation with SQM of two contractual mining companies
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 Colegios Pedro de Valdivia
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 […]