Ismael Bahamonde

Associate

ibahamonde@carey.cl +56 2 2928 2482

His practice focuses on antitrust, regulation, litigation and mergers and acquisitions matters.


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.
  • OMERS Infrastructure Chile Holdings I and Enagás Chile on the sale of 80% of their shareholding in GNL Quintero to EIG Global Energy Partners and Fluxys for USD1,165 billion.
  • ThyssenKrupp on a merger control notification to the FNE, regarding the cross-border acquisition of its mining technology business by FLSmidth for USD325 million.
  • Patria Investments before the FNE on the acquisition of Moneda Asset Management, a leading asset manager based in Chile.
  • Deutsche Post (DHL) and J.F. Hillebrand Group AG, companies active in the freight forwarding market, before the FNE on the concentration by which DHL acquired control of the latter.
  • ENAP on an analysis of a market study launched by the FNE regarding structural elements that may affect competition and development of the Chilean gas industry.
  • Nestlé Chile on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE related to the acquisition of La Fête Chocolat, a Chilean company active in the production and retail commercialization of premium chocolates.

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • Investigation Assistant, Centro de Regulación y Competencia (RegCom), Universidad de Chile (since 2018).
  • Teaching Assistant of Administrative Law and State Liability, Universidad de Chile (2016-2018).
  • Law Clerk of the Litigation Division, National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (2015-2018).
  • Teaching Assistant of Constitutional Law, Universidad de Chile (2015-2018).
  • Teaching Assistant of Introduction to Law, Universidad de Chile (2014-2017).

PUBLICATIONS

  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter "Competition Law Treatment of Joint Ventures, A Jurisdictional Guide", IBA (2022).

EDUCATION

  • Law School Graduate, Universidad de Chile.
  • Editorial Jurídica de Chile Award to the best average of the promotion (2013).

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish.
  • English.
  • German.