Results 1 to 12 of 104 total results ordered by date
Thursday, 26 April 2012
A Santiago civil court has rejected Chilean state-owned miner Codelco’s demand to freeze 49 per cent of London-listed Anglo American’s southern Chilean mining unit’s dividends, a move that was prompted by an on-going dispute over prized copper assets in Chile.
Friday, 13 April 2012
Much of Latin America emerged largely unscathed from the global financial crisis and continues to feature a host of countries experiencing economic growth rates the US and Europe can only dream of. So it is little surprise that increasing numbers of multinationals should look to the region in search of new markets and higher returns on investment. Joe Rowley takes a look at the leading M&A lawyers best equipped to help acquisitive companies seal the deal
Friday, 13 April 2012
To mark the launch of the 14th edition of Latin Lawyer 250, for the next four weeks the Latin Lawyer briefing will reflect on the developments that have taken place in Latin America’s key legal markets over the past 12 months. Today we turn to Chile.
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Bahamondez, Alvarez & Zegers Ltda in Chile and US firm Goodwin Procter LLP have helped pharmaceutical company Trigemina set up in Chile with financing from a local venture capital fund – one of the few examples of a Silicon Valley-based company looking to Latin America to raise funds.
Thursday, 09 February 2012
Guerrero, Olivos, Novoa y Errázuriz has helped sell a lease for professional football player Eduardo Vargas from Chilean football team Universidad de Chile to Italian club Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli.
Monday, 30 January 2012
Barros & Errázuriz Abogados has advised investment fund manager Bci Administradora General de Fondos on its merger with Bci Asset Management Administradora General de Fondos, which took counsel from Guerrero, Olivos, Novoa y Errázuriz.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Chile’s state-owned miner, Codelco, is countersuing Anglo American over a perceived violation of its long-standing contract to exercise an option to buy a 49 per cent stake in Anglo’s prized Chilean copper mine.
Monday, 09 January 2012
Pérez de Arce Abogados has helped Chilean holding company Inversiones Plaza Vieja acquire a 90 per cent stake in steel piping and coatings manufacturer Comercializadora Tubexa.
Friday, 06 January 2012
There were lawyers across Latin America who had more to celebrate than just the advent of a new year this 1 January, as 2012 sees firms both based in the region and internationally promoting associates to the partnership.
Thursday, 05 January 2012
The on-going fight between Chile’s state-owned miner and Anglo American over Chilean copper assets has escalated this week, with Codelco formally exercising the option it holds over the contested mine and saying it will take its own legal actions after Anglo filed claims in a Santiago court alleging multiple breaches of contract on Codelco’s part.
Wednesday, 07 December 2011
Chile’s state-owned subway company Metro has hired Guerrero, Olivos, Novoa y Errázuriz as legal counsel for the next two years to assist with banking and capital markets financings both locally and internationally.
Friday, 02 December 2011
Chilean state-owned miner Codelco has filed a court request demanding to be shown documents relating to Mitsubishi’s recent purchase of a contested stake in Anglo American’s southern Chile mine, which Codelco plans to exercise a longstanding option over in January.
