Roberto Guerrero
Partner
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Specialist in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and banking and finance, having participated in many landmark transactions in the Chilean market.
Roberto Guerrero has centered his practice on the areas of commercial, corporate and finance law. Representing national and international clients—including US, European and Asian multinationals—he has participated in designing, negotiating and implementing complex deals in many sectors of the economy, such as commerce, energy, finance, fishing, food and beverages, industry, infrastructure, mining, services, and telecommunications. He focuses on high-impact advisory services and transactions, which have earned him international recognition.
He is a professor of the School of Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he has lectured on commercial law since 1995. From 2010 to 2015, he served as the dean of the School of Law, after having served as vice dean, and previously as director of studies of the Master in Business Law.
Specialties
Education
Eisenhower Fellowships’ Global Program
United States 2007Master in Comparative Jurisprudence
New York University, 1994Bachelor of Laws
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, 1991
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
Chambers & Partners (Global and Latin America), Legal 500, IFLR, Latin Lawyer 250, Leaders League, Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal in Arbitration & Mediation, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate M&A, Energy, Electricity & Hydrocarbon, Fintech and Project Finance
Lawyer of the year
Legal 500 Chile Awards (2023)
Global Leader
Who’s Who Legal in Corporate M&A (2022)
Publications and News
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April 25, 2025Cuatrecasas celebrates fifth anniversary in Santiago
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March 27, 2025The impact of multilatinas in Latin American dealmaking
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February 14, 2025OHLA ends recapitalization process, reduces debt and extends bond maturity to 2029
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April 9, 2024Banco Itaú Chile provides financing for Empresas Gasco’s innovative project
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December 4, 2023Mitta acquires Chilean car rental company First Rent a Car
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November 6, 2023Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato agrees to capital increase by parent company CAP
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July 31, 2023Sacyr Servicios sells Sacyr Facilities to Grupo Serveo
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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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March 21, 2023STRACON Group acquires all AMECO’s shares in Chile and Peru
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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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July 26, 2022Lota Protein secures refinancing with DNB Bank by amending credit agreement
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July 7, 2022Banco Inversis makes key investment in Adepa Group
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June 3, 2022Cintac signs debt restructuring agreement with Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
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April 11, 2022CAP Group restructures intercompany debt incurred by subsidiary CSH
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January 10, 2022Sociedad de Inversiones Tajamar sells 11% stake in Mitta
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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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June 9, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Platinum Equity on buying Urbaser for €3.5 billion
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June 3, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Inversiones Norte Sur on selling its stake in Incofin to Petra Holdings
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May 28, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Gasco and Copec on selling Gasmar to Arroyo Energy in Chile
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May 28, 2021Cuatrecasas advises OmniLatam on financing to acquire Greensill in Latin America
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January 11, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Compañía General de Electricidad on selling its assets in Argentina to Naturgy
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December 28, 2020Cuatrecasas hires nine new partners in Chile, Colombia and Mexico