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Carey

Francisco Guzmán

Partner

Expertise

Private Equity
Capital Markets
Mergers and Acquisitions
Fund Formation

WSG Practice Industries

Activity

Carey
Chile

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+56 2 2928 2217

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WSG Leadership

Capital Markets

Co-Chair

Fund Formation

Co-Chair

Mergers and Acquisitions

Co-Chair

Private Equity

Co-Chair

Venture Capital

Co-Chair

Next Gen Project Americas Group

Member

WSG Group Leaders

Member

Emerging Leaders Group

Member

Mergers & Acquisitions Group

Member

Private Equity Group

Group Leader

Profile

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups. His practice focuses on representing local and foreign clients in mergers and acquisitions of companies, asset acquisitions, fund formation, structuring, registration and management of funds, and investment in portfolio companies, private equity and venture capital, joint ventures, corporate governance and securities regulation (for issuers, investors, brokers and other market players).

Bar Admissions

Chile (2006).New York (2011).

Education

Law, Universidad Católica de Chile.
LL.M., Columbia University (James Kent Scholar, the highest honors awarded by Columbia Law School) (2010).

Areas of Practice

Capital Markets | Fund Formation | Mergers and Acquisitions | Private Equity | Venture Capital

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Recognized in Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets, Chambers Latin America.
Recognized in Corporate and M&A and Venture Capital, The Legal 500.
Recognized in Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets and Private Equity, Latin Lawyer 250.
Recognized in Capital Markets, Private Equity, Corporate and M&A, IFLR1000.
Recognized in Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Investment, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Best Lawyers.
Recognized in Corporate, M&A, Capital Markets and Venture Capital, Top Ranked Legal.
Recognized as Best Individual Lawyer in Private Funds in Chile, Client Choice (2020).

Professional Activities and Experience

Advisor, Chilean Federation of Industry (SOFOFA) (since 2021).
President, Chilean Venture Capital Association (ACVC).
Latin America Group Leader for the Private Equity Group, World Services Group.
Associate of the International Arbitration Practice Group, White & Case, New York (2010-2011).
Member of the Private Equity Expert Panel accredited by the English publication "The Law Reviews".
Member of the Board of Fundación Independízate.
Member of the Board of Aceleradora de Negocios Link, Mujeres Empresarias.
Professor of Commercial Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (2008).
Member of the New York State Bar Association.
Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

Articles

Law N°21,000 Establishes the National Financial Market Commission of Chile
Carey, March 2017

On February 23, 2017, Law N°21,000 (the “Law”) was published in the Official Gazette of Chile, creating the Commission for the Financial Market (the “Commission”), a professional body and technical entity that will replace the current Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (“ SVS “). The Law will enter into force in August 2018, or at an earlier date if the Commission becomes operational sooner...

SVS Establishes New Institutional Investors
Carey, August 2016

On July 27, 2016, the Securities and Insurance Superintendence (“SVS”) issued the general rule 410 (“NCG 410”), which supplements the list of entities that qualify as “institutional investors” according to article 4(e) of the Securities Market Law N°18,045 (“LMV”)...

Additional Articles

Advisor, Steward-Ownership, a Short Guidebook to Legal Frameworks, Purpose Foundation (2021).
Co-author of the Chilean chapter in "ESG and Impact Investing", Lexology Getting the Deal Through (2021).
Author of the Chilean chapter in TTR Transactional Impact Report - Andean Region, Transactional Track Record (2020).
Co-author of the article "Regulatory Overview of Fintechs in Chile" in the book "Fintech: Legal Aspects", Cetys, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina (2019).
Co-author of the Chilean chapter in Private Equity, Getting the Deal Through (2017).
Co-author of the Chilean chapter of the book "The Private Equity Law Review", Law Business Research (2012-2016).
Co-translator to Spanish of the "IBA Guidelines for Drafting International Arbitration Clauses", International Bar Association (2011).
Author of the book "Inside Information in the Securities Market", LexisNexis (2007), and 2^nd edition (2009).

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