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Francisca Larraín

Associate
Santiago
About

Francisca Larraín concentrates her practice on corporate and commercial law, advising domestic and foreign clients on merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, corporate governance, joint ventures, and due diligence processes. She also advises on general corporate matters, including the drafting of civil and commercial contracts and corporate and project finance.

Areas of FocusCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsConsumer Goods, Food and RetailInfrastructure, Construction and Transport
Bar admissionsChile, 2024

EXPERIENCE

  • Howden, an international insurance brokerage company with a presence in more than 55 countries, in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Ureta y Fernández Corredores de Seguros SpA ("U&F") by Howden Mexico Holdco Limited
  • Corporate Citizenship Chile SpA, a Chilean company that is part of the SLR Group, world leaders in sustainability solutions, in the structuring, negotiating, and executing the purchase and acquisition of 100% of the shares of Gestión Ambiental SpA. This resulted in our client becoming the sole owner and holder of the company's share capital
  • SQM Lithium Ventures in negotiating and preparing a US$3 million equity investment in Terraline, an electromobility company based in the US, in a Series A investment round
  • 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
  • Almar Water Solutions Latam S.A. and its subsidiary in issuing two legal opinions regarding the operation and maintenance contract for two desalination and seawater supply and transportation systems to mining sites in Sierra Gorda, in the framework of the financing of the infrastructure projects
  • Banco Votorantim S.A., as guarantor of Sigdo Koppers' Brazilian subsidiary obligations for up to US$10 million. DLA Piper advised in executing a Chilean guarantee agreement granted by the borrower's shareholder in Chile and a legal opinion on the validity and enforceability of the guarantee in favor of Banco Votorantim
  • Admetricks SpA, a Chilean company specializing in competitive intelligence for online advertising, 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)
  • FinDuo and Compass Group as shareholders and sellers of FinGroup SpA, a principal player in the Chilean market of services to funds and other financial institutions, in the negotiation and closing of the sale of 100% of the Company's shares to Apex, a world-leading company in financial and investment services
  • HSBC Continental Europe and other banking institutions as lenders to a EUR€265 million and US$32.3 million refinancing facility agreement with Global Dominion Access S.A. as a borrower
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank acted as an administrative agent in an amendment to increase the revolving commitments under and extend the maturity of LATAM Airlines Group's existing super senior revolving credit facility. The transaction was documented as an amendment to the existing credit agreement. The deal was closed as LATAM sought to restructure its long-term financing prospects
  • Turismo y Hoteles Navarino SpA in negotiating the successful closing of the sale of 50% of the company's shares to a renowned cruise line, to form a strategic partnership
  • The world's fourth-largest steel producer is bidding to enter into a joint venture agreement with CODELCO to exploit lithium from the Maricunga salt flat, the second-largest lithium reserve in Chile
  • A leading company for complex plants in the natural resources transformation industry, in the potential acquisition of a portfolio of 67 MW generation projects consisting of photovoltaic PMGD, located in the regions of Maule, Biobío, Araucanía, and Ñuble
  • A sustainable energy company that funds a management company specializing in infrastructure investments in acquiring two wind power projects developed in the Lakes Region. The acquisition will materialize with the acquisition of the shares of two companies incorporated in Chile
  • A major player in the berry production and marketing market in the structuring and materialization of an investment to acquire the shares owned by the shareholders of an agriculture company and to finance the development plan of the joint business, forming a joint venture, dedicated to the production of berries and the future development of a fruit freezing and packaging plant
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Education
  • Law Degree, School of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2023
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+56 2 2798 2636
(Work, Santiago)