Nicolás Fontaine
Associatenfontaine@carey.cl
+56 2 2928 2215
His practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and general practice.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Hapag-Lloyd, a German listed company and global leader in container shipping, on the acquisition, for approx. USD1 billion, of the port terminals and inland logistics business of SAAM, a Chilean listed multinational company that provides foreign trade services. Hapag-Lloyd acquired the entire operation of the port terminals business of SAAM, which includes ten terminals in six countries in the Americas, and of the inland logistics business of SAAM.
- Patria Investments, a global alternative asset manager, along with Moneda Asset Management, a leading asset manager based in Chile, on the creation of an investment platform in Latin America, enhancing Patria's product offering by creating the number one Private investments in Public Equities (PIPE) manager in the region. The deal included a sale of shares and an international merger.
- Liberty Latin America (LLA) on the merger with América Móvil (AMX) in order to combine their respective Chilean operations, VTR and Claro Chile, through a 50:50 joint venture agreement. VTR is a leading provider of high-speed fixed products, such as broadband and paid TV services, with approx. 3 million subscribers nationwide, and Claro is a leading telecommunications service provider, with more than 6.5 million mobile customers. This JV creates a greater scale business and product diversification with a capital structure that enables a significant investment for fixed fiber footprint expansion and a forefront 5G mobile delivery.
- Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, as bookrunners and initial purchasers, on a USD403 million senior secured notes issuance due 2033 by Inversiones Latin America Power, under Rule 144A/Regulation S of the United States Securities Act. The proceeds were used to refinance a previous private offering under Rule 4(a)(2) of the United States Securities Act.
- Sinovac, a Chinese leading biopharmaceutical company and one of the largest producers of vaccines against Covid-19 in the world, on the installation and development of its operation in Chile, which is the first one in the region. The representation included, among others, advice on the incorporation of a Chilean subsidiary, the purchase of a real estate for a fill & finish vaccine facility in Santiago, Chile, of more than 21,000 square meters, the entrance of the initial capital funds to Chile, and on labor and immigration matters related to the Chilean and foreign employees who will render services to Sinovac Chile. Through its Chilean business unit, Sinovac intends to also cover the rest of the Latin American market.
- Mountain Capital Partners, the largest ski resorts owner and manager of the southwest of the United States, on its controlling investment in Valle Nevado, one of the largest ski resorts in South America. The acquisition was made in the context of the reorganization plan of Valle Nevado.
- Inversiones DTH on the sale of 100% of the shares of Claro DTH to Tu Ves. Claro DTH is the vehicle incorporated by Claro for the operation of its satellite television business (DTH), and was subsequently transferred to Inversiones DTH, which, acting as a trustee, undertook the divestment process for the DTH business, which was mandated by the National Economic Prosecutor's Office (FNE) as a condition precedent for approving the merger between Claro and VTR.
- Black Diamond Capital Management on the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific's chemical business, through the purchase of 100% of its subsidiaries dedicated to complementary resin and formaldehyde technology in the United States, Chile and Argentina.
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Teaching Assistant of Procedural Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (since 2018).
RELATED AREAS
EDUCATION
- Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (Magna Cum Laude).
ADMISSIONS
- Chile (2021).
LANGUAGES
- Spanish.
- English.
