Matías Zegers

Managing Partner

Matías Zegers leads large corporate M&A projects with extraordinary planning, and with interdisciplinary teams from several countries — achieves formidable results. He is an exceptional lawyer — committed, with extraordinary experience in corporate matters.

— Legal 500 Latin America, 2025

Emailmatias.zegers@us.dlapiper.com

Call+ 56 2 2798 2604

Santiago

About

Matías Zegers focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate governance, and venture capital. He is considered one of the most experienced lawyers in corporate governance and venture capital in Chile and the region, having been consistently recognized by multiple rankings and publications.

In M&A, he has advised clients in multiple purchase and sale operations of public and private companies, both domestic and foreign. He has also participated in initial public offerings (IPOs) for a variety of corporations, the privatization of electric and sanitary companies in Latin America, and in the exits of multiple technology companies.

In venture capital and entrepreneurship matters, he has advised clients in landmark transactions, many of them the first of their kind to be closed in Chile and the region. He also has significant experience in investment funds and designing innovative solutions to fund venture capital, structuring financing products, and applying for public funds, among others. As one of the leading Chilean attorneys in venture capital and entrepreneurship, Matías has been a pioneer in assisting multiple tech and biotech companies in almost all the relevant verticals of the industry, both start-ups and scale-ups.

Matías is a reference at the regional level of good corporate governance practices, advising leading national and regional companies in matters such as manuals and policies, boards and committees, directors' responsibilities, and their evaluation, among others.

Matías has developed an extended academic career. He is a tenured professor at the Law School for the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Founder and Executive Chairman of the Corporate Governance Centre at the same institution. He is also a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD's) Latin American Roundtable in Corporate Governance and several of its task forces, as well as Director of the Carlos Vial Espantoso Foundation.

Matías serves as Managing Partner of DLA Piper Chile, leading the corporate and M&A practice group of the firm. He is also a member of the DLA Piper's Americas Executive Committee.

Areas of FocusCorporate Mergers and Acquisitions Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Fintech Private Equity Technology Industrials

Bar admissionsChile, 1995

EXPERIENCE

Mergers & Acquisitions

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. in the divestiture of the business of operating pharmacies and health and beauty stores under the trade name Farmacias Ahumada with more than 300 stores throughout the country
Giddings Fruit on the sale of 100% of the shares owned by the company's shareholders to Frutura LLC, a well-known global agricultural and exportation company based in California (USA)
Carsales.com Ltd in acquiring 50.1% of Autofact, an online platform that complements the car sales process by providing verified information on the vehicle being sold
IMCD N.V. in structuring, negotiating, and signing a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Blumos Group Companies
Modyo on the sale of 100% of its equity interest to Harris Holdings Chile SpA. The buyer is a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU)
Vestuá in its share acquisition by H&M Fashion AB, one of the largest clothes companies in the fashion industry. In addition, in an aggregate investment of USD 2,105,000 via equity in the UK
Uber and Cornershop as joint counsel, in acquiring a majority stake in Cornershop by Uber Technologies, Inc. This deal was awarded as Deal of the Year in Private M&A by Latin Lawyer 2021
The Coca-Cola Company - Andina - Embonor (USA - Chile) on the purchase of 100% of Comercializadora Novaverde S.A.- “Guallarauco” (USD 80 million).

Venture Capital

Admetricks SpA in the sale of 100% of the shares owned by the company’s shareholders to Similarweb UK Ltd., an affiliate of the leading data analytics company Similarweb Ltd (NYSE:SMWB)
Wild Foods negotiated and prepared a US$25 million Series A investment round led by Glisco Partners, a Mexican private investment organization
SQM Lithium Ventures on different investment rounds via equity, SAFE, pre-seed, and Series A in Altilium Metals Limited, Electric Era Technologies, The Yield Lab Latam Opportunity Fund, L.P., Remote Waters, Salinity Solutions, Movener, Terraline, Chass, among others
Fen Ventures III Fund LP on different investment rounds via equity, SAFE, pre-seed, and Series A in Xeptiva Therapeutics, Kunzapp, Human Forest, Splight, Michroma, Vita Wallet, Praxis Biotech LLC, Dapta, Moovin, BioEutectics Corporation, Diio SpA among others

Corporate Governance

Aguas Andinas and Inversiones Aguas Metropolitana (IAM) on corporate governance structure, policies, and framework

Languages

Education

LL.M., The University of Michigan Law School, 2002

Law Degree, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, School of Law, 1994

Awards

Chambers Global

Band 3, Chile: Corporate/M&A, (2024–2025)
Band 4, Chile: Corporate/M&A, (2021–2023)
Band 5, Chile: Corporate/M&A, (2019–2020)

Chambers Latin America

Band 1, Chile: Venture Capital, (2022, 2024–2025)
Band 3, Chile: Corporate/M&A, (2024–2025)
Band 4, Chile: Corporate/M&A, (2021–2023)
Band 5, Chile: Corporate/M&A, (2018–2020)

Chambers FinTech

Band 1, Chile: FinTech Legal, (2022–2025)

Legal 500 Latin America

Hall of Fame, Chile: Corporate and M&A, (2025)
Leading Individual, Chile: Corporate and M&A, (2022–2024)
Rising Star, Chile: Corporate and M&A, (2021)
Hall of Fame, Chile: Venture Capital, (2023–2025)
Leading Individual, Chile: Venture Capital, (2021–2022)
Recommended, Chile: Capital Markets, (2021–2025)
Recommended, Chile: Banking and Finance, (2022–2025)
Recommended, Chile: Data Privacy, (2024–2025)

Legal 500 Chile

Lawyer of the Year, Chile, (2024)
Firm of the Year, Corporate/M&A: Mid-market, (2023)

Additional Recognitions

"Consecrated Expert," Corporate Governance, Leading Lawyers - Idealis, (2024)
"The professional who knows the most," Venture Capital, Leading Lawyers - Idealis, (2021)
"The most knowledgeable," Corporate Governance, Leading Lawyers - Idealis, (2020)
Excellent, Private Equity, Startups & Innovation, Leaders League, (2020)
Leading, Startups & Venture Capital, Leaders League, (2022–2024)
Highly Recommended, Intellectual Property: Technology, Leaders League, (2020–2024)
Highly Recommended, Corporate and M&A, Leaders League, (2020–2023)
Highly Recommended, Banking and Finance, Leaders League, (2022–2023)
Recommended, Banking and Finance, Leaders League, (2020–2021)
Leading, Startups & Venture Capital, Leaders League, (2021)
Excellent, Startups & Venture Capital, Leaders League, (2020)
Highly Recommended, Innovation, Technology and Telecoms: Telecommunications, Leaders League, (2020–2021)
Excellent, FinTech, Leaders League, (2021–2023)
Highly Recommended, FinTech, Leaders League, (2020)
Corporate and M&A, Latin Lawyer 250, (2019–2025)
Banking and Finance, Latin Lawyer 250, (2021–2022)
Corporate Governance, Latin Lawyer 250, (2019–2021)
Anticorruption Investigation and Compliance, Latin Lawyer 250, (2019–2021)
Highly Regarded, M&A, IFLR1000 Latin America, (2019–2024)
Highly Regarded, Private Equity, IFLR1000 Latin America, (2019–2024)
Highly Regarded, Capital Markets, IFLR1000 Latin America, (2019–2024)
FinTech & Blockchain: FinTech, Who's Who Legal, (2023)
Corporate and M&A and Acquisition Law, Best Lawyers, (2019–2025)
Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Best Lawyers, (2019–2025)
Venture Capital Law, Best Lawyers, (2019–2025)
Private Equity Law, Best Lawyers, (2020–2025)
Approved, Capital Markets, Latin American Corporate Counsel Association, (2019–2022)
Corporate and M&A, Latin Lawyer National, (2019–2020)
Corporate Governance, Latin Lawyer National, (2019–2020)
Anticorruption Investigations and Compliance, Latin Lawyer National, (2019–2020)
Banking and Finance, Latin Lawyer National, (2019–2020)

Pro Bono

Director, Carlos Vial Espantoso Foundation

Publications

Co-author, "Manual on Corporate Law," UC Edition, Second Edition, 2022
Co-author, "Corporate Interest, Directors' Duty of Loyalty and Conflicts of Interest in Multinational Companies: A Comparative Analysis with the Legislation of the United States of America," Chilean Law Gazette, Vol.31 N°2, 2004

Media Mentions