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Santiago de Chile
+56 2 29419000
Antonio Morales Mutis is a partner in Garrigues' Banking and Finance practice area.
He has extensive experience in different kinds of financing operations, at both national and international levels, advising creditors, debtors and sponsors in energy projects, infrastructures projects and acquisitions matters. He advises many Chilean and foreign entities on a regular basis on banking matters, having been involved in processes for the formation of banking companies in Chile and engagements relating to other banking regulation and compliance matters. He has also been actively involved in the provision of advisory services on matters relating to insurance
He studied law at the Faculty of Law of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and qualified as a lawyer in 2008, obtaining the award for "Best Graduate". He obtained a Master of Laws degree from University of Southampton in 2009.
He has been recognized by Chambers & Partners Global; Chambers & Partners Latin America; Legal 500; IFRL 1000.
Experience
Partner since 2021
He has extensive experience in different kinds of financing operations, at both national and international levels, advising creditors, debtors and sponsors in energy projects, infrastructures projects and acquisitions matters. He advises many Chilean and foreign entities on a regular basis on banking matters, having been involved in processes for the formation of banking companies in Chile and engagements relating to other banking regulation and compliance matters. He has also been actively involved in the provision of advisory services on matters relating to insurance
He has participated in several financing transactions, including:
- Advise to the lenders / investors in the secured USPP to Reden for PMGD projects (2022).
- Advise to the lenders / investors in the secured USD 360 million financing to Matrix Renewables for PMGD projects (2022).
- Advise to CIFI in a USD 25 million financing to Valfortec (2022).
- Advise to the lenders in the financing of Gama Leasing (2022).
- Advise to the lender in the USD100,000,000 credit facility granted to Hortifrut Limited for their internation corporate development (2022).
- Advised OMNI group on a financing granted by GRAMERCY COLOMBIA FINTECH HOLDINGS LLC in a dual tranche facility (Chilean and Colombian), for USD 50,000,000 for the financing of its operations in Chile and Colombia (2022)
- Advised Itaú Corpbanca to Huertos de Ucúquer SpA, valued at USD 40,000,000, to finance agriculture activities (2022).
- Advised Banco Crédito e Inversiones in a credit facility granted to Inversiones Kaufmann S.A. for the acquisition of a car dealership in Colombia(2022).
- Advised IDB Invest in a corporate social financing for a total amount of USD 10,000,000 granted to Fondo Esperanza SpA (2022).
- Natixis, NY Branch and other lenders in a project financing for a total of US$90 million granted to Nextpower III Chile Holdco II SpA (2022).
- Advise to the lenders in the USD 135 million financing to PMGD projects developed by Solek (2021).
- Advise to SMBC in the USD 75 million financing to PMGD projects developed by Eurus (2021).
- Advise to the lenders in the international USD 987 million project finance of a large energy group, including solar and wind renewable projects (2021).
- Advise to the lenders in a financing to Sky Airline (2021).
- Advise to the purchaser of USD 80 million of credit receivables of a telecoms company (2021).
- Advise to Natixis in a USD 80 million project financing of solar PMGDs to CapVert (2019).
Academic background
He studied law at the Faculty of Law of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and qualified as a lawyer in 2008. He obtained a Master of Laws degree from University of Southampton in 2009.
Teaching activity
Professor in procedural law on the teaching staff of the Faculty of Law of Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2011-2015)
Memberships
Chilean Bar Association
Distinctions
- Chambers & Partners Latin America (2023): Banking & Finance: Up and Coming
- Chambers & Partners Global(2023): Banking & Finance: Up and Coming
- IFRL 1000 (2022): Notable Practitioner
- Legal 500 (2021): Rising Star
- PUCV Dean´s Award "Best Law Graduate" (2008)
- Valparaiso Award Assotiation Award "Best Law Graduate " (2008)
Publications
He co-translated, along with Professor Álvaro Pérez Ragone, the work of Professor Neil Andrews (University of Cambridge) published in Spanish under the title "Justicia Civil Inglesa”, Editorial Temis, Colombia (2013).