Pilar Paredes
AssociatePilar Paredes practice primarily focuses on corporate law, advising Chilean and foreign clients on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), strategic and private equity transactions, capital markets, and FinTech.
In M&A, she has participated in numerous complex purchase and sale operations of public and private entities, both domestic and foreign, involving companies in the technology, telecommunication, agribusiness, financial services, and investment sectors. Pilar's involvement in these transactions encompasses the entire process, from the initial structuring of the transaction to post-closing matters. She excels in negotiating and drafting critical documents such as stock purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, and other essential M&A documentation. Pilar's proficiency extends to cross-border transactions, where she has adeptly navigated the intricacies of international deals, representing clients on both the buy and sell sides, including the negotiation of majority and minority stakes.
In Capital Markets, Pilar provides expert guidance on a range of matters, including initial public offerings (IPOs), private and public placements, securities issuances, mergers, divisions, and share exchanges of publicly held companies.
Pilar’s expertise also extends to advising issuers, underwriters, and financial advisors on bond issuances, credit line registrations, amendments to bond issuance agreements, bond prepayments, ADRs, and stock options, among other matters. Her thorough comprehension of market dynamics and regulatory frameworks ensures clients receive customized solutions aligning with their strategic goals.
EXPERIENCE
M&A
- Talana (Linq SpA) in the acquisition of 100% ownership of Key Clouding (Tescloud SpA), a Chilean company that offers software solutions to streamline and simplify the selection of talent, improving recruitment processes within companies. In addition to the sale of the majority ownership to Endurance Investments, which bought through a public investment fund explicitly created for this investment.
- Inversiones SB (Grupo SB) in acquiring all issued shares of Medipharm, a long-term leasing agreement for Medipharm’s plant, and a commercial agreement for the sale of Medipharm’s products in Salcobrand’s pharmacy chain.
- Giddings Fruit, a leading company in the fruit industry, is selling 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).
- IMCD N.V., a global leader in the distribution of specialty chemicals and ingredients, in the structuring, negotiating, and signing a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Blumos Group Companies. DLA Piper Chile, Argentina, and Perú worked on the transaction.
- Agrovision, a company dedicated to the development, production, and export of high-quality agricultural products, with a focus on sustainability and technology, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Zurgroup S.A. and its subsidiaries, a company undergoing judicial reorganization and dedicated to the farming, packing, and exporting of berries, cherries, and other berry varieties.
- A CFDs trading platform in creating a memorandum regarding applying the Chilean FinTech Law and its associated regulations.
- A company that offers to scan the iris in exchange for cryptocurrencies, on review of the Terms and Conditions for a new app they are developing, formulating practical recommendations of use and modification of language to fully comply with consumer protection regulations.
- Apollo Global Education (USA) on the sale of 100% of IACC shares and the transfer of control of UNIACC.
- Zurich (Switzerland) on the purchase of the life insurance portfolio of Euroamerica Seguros de Vida S.A. and 100% of the shares of the Euroamerica Administradora General de Fondos S.A. (USD $155 million).
- Atiaia (Brasil) on selling two hydroelectric projects in south Chile to CWE.
- Waterlogic in acquiring Aquafree, Chile’s largest point-of-use water dispenser company.
- Blue Digital Servicios de Marketing S.A. in the acquisition of 60.26% of the client’s shares by Philippe Lapierre Chateau, Alejandro Cañas Fernández, Pablo Castro Adriasola, and Inversiones La Candelaria Limitada.
Capital Markets
- Colegium SpA acquiring the main assets of Incremental SpA. With this, Colegium adds Radar Escolar platform to its services, strengthening its position as a provider of digital services to educational institutions even more.
- LQ Inversiones Financieras S.A. in modifying two bond line agreements before the Financial Market Commission, previously approved at a bondholder meeting.
- Quiñenco in consolidating assets of approximately US$63.7 billion, on issuing local bonds for approximately UF4,000,000. In issuing and registering two lines of bonds for UF 10,000,000 each before the Financial Market Commission, a securities and banking regulator. And in the issuance and registration of two series of bonds for UF 3,000,000 and UF 5,000,000, respectively.
- English
- Spanish
LL.M., The University of Sydney School of Law, 2023
J.D., Pontifical Catholic University of Chile School of Law, 2017
Prior Experience
- Foreign Associate, Law Firm, Sydney, 2024
