Mauricio Halpern

Partner

Latam Practice Group Regional Co-Leader, Finance

Emailmauricio.halpern@us.dlapiper.com

Call+56 2 2798 2611

Santiago

About

Areas of FocusFinance Equity Capital Markets Restructuring Financial Services Insurance

Bar admissionsChile

EXPERIENCE

Finance

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.: Advised the client, as borrower, in the structuring and execution of a US$803.1 million refinancing transaction for its portfolio of assets in Chile, through a US$710 million private placement green bond and a US$93.1 million credit agreement
JPMorgan Chase Bank: Advised the client, as arranger, and the rest of the Lenders, in the execution of the Amended and Restated Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Term Loan Agreement (A&R DIP Financing Agreement) with LATAM Airlines Group S.A., and other group entities, consisting of an amended and restated DIP Financing Agreement, guarantees and liens transference from the original lenders and legal clearance of the updated corporate/legal compliance, entered into by LATAM in the context of the approval of the Chapter 11 reorganization LATAM proposal at the proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.: Advised Oaktree Capital Management in the granting of a financing to LATAM Airlines Group S.A., and other group entities, up to the amount of US$750 million corresponding to Tranche B of the DIP Financing Agreement entered into by LATAM, in the context of the Chapter 11 reorganization process before the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York
Itaú Corpbanca, Banco de Crédito del Perú S.A.S and Banco BICE: Counsel to Itaú Corpbanca, Banco de Crédito del Perú S.A.A. and Banco BICE, as lenders for the loan facility granted to three Atlantica Yield´s entities (Transmisora Baquedano S.A., Transmisora Mejillones S.A. and Palmucho S.A.) for the second amendment to the financing
Lácteos del Sur S.A.: Counsel to Lácteos del Sur S.A., as lender to a loan agreement granted to Cooperativa Agrícola Torrencial Lechero, a Chilean company
Oaktree Capital Management L.P.: Advised the client, as a creditor of Tranche A, for US$1,300,000,000, for the DIP (“Debtor-in-Possession”) Financing Contract in Latin America – Awarded "Deal of the Year 2021" in the category "Banking and Finance" by Latin Lawyer
CarbonFree Chile SpA: Finance the acquisition and/or development, construction, commissioning, testing, start-up, operation and maintenance of a portfolio of projects consisting of several photovoltaic solar energy projects with an aggregate capacity, once fully constructed and operational, of approximately 225 MW located in Chile
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co.: Advise the Korean bank, lender, and principal agent in charge of the term loan granted to DE Energía SpA for the development, construction, financing, operation and management of 12 photovoltaic power plants in Chile, with a total capacity of 105MW
Banco BICE: Advise the client in the opening of the credit line for the issuance of the performance guarantees required by Sacyr Chile S.A. to guarantee the obligations derived from the construction contract with Sociedad

Compliance

Grupo Accepta: In the development and implementation of the Chilean regulatory compliance model (Law 20.393), including applicable policies and procedures
McCann: Updating corporate compliance policies and procedures and their adaptation to Chilean regulations
Codelco: In the review of its compliance structure and internal control program, as well as the design of a new system
Finning: Full compliance assessment focus on environmental and H&S risks at LATAM level, including Uruguay, Argentina and Bolivia. Development and implementation of compliance model according to Chilean regulation (Law 20.393), including applicable policies and procedures
Prestigious Chilean Think Tank: In the development and implementation of compliance model according to Chilean regulation (Law 20.393), including applicable policies and procedures

Languages

Education

LL.M., University of Pennsylvania, 2009

Law Degree, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2003

Awards

Publications

"Portfolio Financing: Standards of Eligibility, Adequacy of Guarantees and Development of Credit Facilities as Investment Instruments of Chile," September 2023
Co-author, "Effects on Compliance of Law 21,459 on Computer Crimes," DLA Piper, June 2022
Co-author, "New real estate co-ownership law," DLA Piper, March 2022

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper as counsel in 2017, Mauricio served as an in-house lawyer at two companies. Prior to that, he served as an associate at two prominent Chilean law firms.

Teaching experience

Professor of Commercial Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Law School, (2011)
Assistant Professor of Procedural Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Law School, (2007)
Assistant Professor of Litigation, Universidad del Desarrollo Law School, (2003-2004)

Memberships And Affiliations