Macarena Ravinet
Partner
Specialist in mergers and acquisitions, project financing and financial transactions.
Macarena Ravinet is an expert in national and international M&A, focusing her practice on telecommunications, food and retail, corporate and financial restructuring, corporate governance, private equity, and project finance, particularly in energy and infrastructure.
She also advises companies, foundations and non-profit organizations on corporate social responsibility and corporate, financial and tax matters.
She is a member of the Chilean Bar Association and the International Bar Association. She is also chair and director at the Chile Pro Bono Foundation and member of the International Pro Bono Network.
She speaks at international conferences, including on the M&A panel of the International Bar Association in Latin America.
Specialties
Education
Master of Laws in Corporate Law
New York University, 2006Bachelor of Laws (summa cum laude)
Universidad de los Andes, Chile, 2003
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
Chambers & Partners (Global and Latin America), Legal 500 (Latin America and Green Guide), Latin Lawyer 250, Leaders League, LACCA, Best Lawyers and Lexology Index in Banking & Finance and Corporate M&A.
Shortlisted by Chambers D&I Awards: Latin America
Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion in South America (2020)
Publications and News
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September 29, 2026BBVA Peru finances Prize Group’s development of 232 hectares of productive farmland in La Libertad
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December 29, 2025Banco Itaú acquires 100% of Klap and accelerates competition in payment methods
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October 8, 2025Inversiones CMPC issues first hybrid bond under New York State law
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September 29, 2025Inversiones CMPC innovates with hybrid, green and social bond issue
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April 25, 2025Cuatrecasas celebrates fifth anniversary in Santiago
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April 8, 2025TMF Chile acts as collateral agent in bond issue to fund WOM’s DIP financing
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March 13, 2025Ransa Group secures financing to boost operations in Latin America
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March 6, 2025ATP restructures debt with Bank of Nova Scotia, Bancolombia, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan
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October 16, 2024BTG Pactual Chile commits to electromobility with two investments in electric transport for mining
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August 22, 2024Stracon Holdings secures $125 million financing
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July 29, 2024Santander-Chile, SMBC, Bladex, Bradesco, Continental and Finabank agree to finance Tanner
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June 7, 2024Antofagasta Minerals and Almar Water Solutions/Transelec invest US$ 1.5 billion in Minera Centinela
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April 9, 2024Banco Itaú Chile provides financing for Empresas Gasco’s innovative project
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March 6, 2024CMPC issues $500 million green bond
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December 26, 2023CMPC Group closes financing transaction for USD 300 million
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November 22, 2023CMPC acquires Ingelam assets through subsidiary Niuform
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November 14, 2023Dominion and EIB sign loan for technology applied to sustainable engineering
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July 31, 2023Actis secures multisource financing in Chile and Brazil to acquire data center operating companies
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July 31, 2023Sacyr Servicios sells Sacyr Facilities to Grupo Serveo
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July 17, 2023CMPC launches its first bond issue in Mexico for USD 188 million
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July 3, 2023CMPC to issue green bonds for USD 500 million
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June 12, 2023Sacyr sells Valoriza Servicios Medioambientales to Morgan Stanley
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May 22, 2023Koppernaes Protein changes credit with DNB Bank for its subsidiaries Lota Vedde and Lota Protein
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February 10, 2023CGE Transmisión registers 10-year and 30-year lines of bonds
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October 26, 2022International banks extend credit for Andean Telecom Partners to expand operations
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August 26, 2022CGE opts for business division to adapt to current regulations
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August 10, 2022Softys Brasil secures USD 37 million loan
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July 26, 2022Lota Protein secures refinancing with DNB Bank by amending credit agreement
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July 12, 2022Softys Brasil and Empresas CMPC obtain loan for US$51 million
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July 7, 2022Banco Inversis makes key investment in Adepa Group
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June 29, 2022BTG Pactual Chile grants financing to WildFoods, Buydepa and Wift startups
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June 7, 2022Ameris Capital receives $27 million loan to purchase shares in investment funds
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June 3, 2022Cintac signs debt restructuring agreement with Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
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May 10, 2022Inversiones CMPC enters into $500 million sustainability-linked syndicated loan agreement
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April 11, 2022CAP Group restructures intercompany debt incurred by subsidiary CSH
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December 27, 2021Inversiones CMPC S.A. signs sustainability-linked revolving credit agreement for USD 300 million
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September 28, 2021Compañía General de Electricidad divides into two companies
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July 29, 2021Naturgy closes the sale of Compañía General de Electricidad to China’s State Grid
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July 12, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Banco Security, Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, and Penta Seguros de Vida on granting syndicated loan to Ameris
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June 30, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Bicentenario Capital on structuring investment fund in Chile and United States
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May 28, 2021Cuatrecasas advises OmniLatam on financing to acquire Greensill in Latin America
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April 30, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan on Andean Telecom Partners bond issue for $375 million with RCF
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December 28, 2020Cuatrecasas hires nine new partners in Chile, Colombia and Mexico