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Santiago de Chile
+56 2 29419000
Jaime de Larraechea specializes in mergers and acquisitions, bank and finance transactions and capital markets, venture capital and Fintech, in addition to actively working with business families.
He has extensive experience advising local and foreign clients in all type of transactions, including share and asset purchases, private equity transactions, shareholders agreements and issuance and transaction of securities. His advise to families focuses on the corporate organization of their businesses.
Jaime has a Law Degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2002) and obtained his title in 2004. He also has a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree, awarded by Duke University School of Law, United States in 2011.
Jaime has been partner at Garrigues since 2018. Prior to joining, he was partner at Cruzat, Vicuña, de Larraechea Abogados from its foundation and until 2018, he worked with Barros & Errázuriz Abogados between 2005 and 2015 and at Estudio Etcheberry the years 2004 and 2005.
Experience
Jaime has been partner at Garrigues since 2018. Prior to joining, he was partner at Cruzat, Vicuña, de Larraechea Abogados from its foundation and until 2018, he worked with Barros & Errázuriz Abogados between 2005 and 2015 and at Estudio Etcheberry the years 2004 and 2005.
He also worked as an international associate at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York, between 2011 and 2012.
Jaime has participated in various transactions in recent times, highlighting the following:
- L-Catterton, main private equity in consumer businesses, in its investments made, through different rounds, in The Not Company (NotCo), one of the Chilean unicorns.
- Gtd Grupo Teleductos in the acquisition of the following telecommunications companies: Intesis, Rural Telecommunications Chile, Flywan Colombia, Wigo Peru, Netline Peru, Cable de la Costa, Securesoft Peru, Cableado de Redes Inteligentes SL Spain, Fibraweb Italy and the data center owned by SACI Falabella.
- GL Events, in its acquisition of Aquasur's assets.
- Sherpa, Chilean Fintech, in the sale of 50% of its shares to Larraín Vial.
- DOM, in the sale of its assets to an investment fund created by BCI and Invinsa.
- La Lorraine Bakery Group, a Belgian company in the consumer goods and bakery sector, in the acquisition of the Chilean company Panera.
- Newfoundland, US private equity, in its investment in Rockville, for the development of PMGD projects.
- Syndicate of Banks, in the structuring and negotiation of financing of a concession company whose shareholders are Macquarie Capital, Besalco and Arrigoni Ingeniería, for the construction of the Mining Route for BHP, in Antofagasta.
- Empresas Iansa, in the structuring and negotiation of various financing, both syndicated and through bond issues.
- Gtd Grupo Teleductos, in the structuring and negotiation of various financing, both syndicated and bond issues.
- Banco BICE, in various financings granted to developers of renewable energy projects.
Academic background
Degree in Legal and Social Sciences from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2002).
Lawyer qualification, Supreme Court of Chile (2004)
Master of Laws (LL.M), Duke University School of Law, North Carolina, USA (2011).
Teaching activity
Proffesor of the Proffesional Practice course in Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.
Memberships
Chilean Bar Association
Distinctions
- Recognized as one of the three most outstanding lawyers under 40 years old in Chile in Mergers and Acquisitions, according to a vote organized by Leading Lawyers and published by Diario Financiero (2019).
- Recognized in Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Banking and Finance, Latin Lawyer 250.
- Recognized in Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Banking and Finance, Leaders League.