Cristián Carpentier A.

Cristián Carpentier heads Arteaga Gorziglia's Project Finance, Restructuring and Capital Markets Practice. He advises domestic and foreign companies and specializes in project finance; M&A transactions; reorganization and restructuring agreements; issuance and placement of corporate bonds (local and cross-border); and general commercial and financial transactions, especially in energy and infrastructure projects.

Relevant Experience

Advised Sociedad Concesionaria Nueva Vespucio Sur S.A., concessionaire of the Vespucio Sur urban highway, in the registration, issuance and placement of local bonds.
Advised Sociedad Concesionaria Nueva Vespucio Sur S.A., concessionaire of the Vespucio Sur urban highway, in the process of voluntary redemption of local bonds with financial guarantee of monoliner insurer and prepayment of foreign credit with the Spanish institution Instituto de Crédito Oficial.
Advised a highway concessionaire in the purchase process of a portfolio of highways in operation.
Advised Grupo Costanera SpA, holding company of concessionaires of the urban highways Costanera Norte, Vespucio Sur, AVO II, Radial Nororiente, Red Litoral Central and Acceso Aeropuerto AMB in the granting of a syndicated loan.
Advised an Australian investment fund in the bidding process for the Santiago Los Vilos highway.
Advised Grupo Costanera, holding company owner of several toll roads concessioned in Chile, in a bridge financing granted by Banco de Chile and Itaú.
Advised Obton in the acquisition, construction and financing of a portfolio of 7 renewable energy projects in Chile, all of them acquired and under construction, for more than 60 MW, for an amount of USD $60MM.
Advised Banco Estado in the granting of a Project Finance loan to a subsidiary of EPM for the construction and operation of a water treatment pipeline for a mining company.
Advised the electricity distribution company Sociedad Austral de Electricidad S.A. ("SAESA") in the acquisition from Enel Chile S.A., of the Chilean listed company Enel Transmisión Chile S.A. for an amount of USD $1,350 MM, including the approval of this transaction by the antitrust authority and the execution of a tender offer.
Advised the Costanera Group, one of the main highway operators in Chile, in the modifications of the financing project of its concessionaires to adapt the toll collection system.
Advised Engie Energía Chile S.A. in the negotiation, drafting, closing and initial disbursement of a US$250 MM green credit facility granted by Scotiabank Chile.
Advised Global Power Generation in the acquisition, development, financing and construction of a portfolio of eleven (11) PMGD projects, for more than 57 MW. The financing was for USD $47MM plus a VAT line of USD $8.8MM.
Advised Amanecer Solar in the refinancing of the existing debt with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) of the United States. The value of the transaction was USD $199.5 MM.
Advised GNL Mejillones S.A. in the negotiation, closing and disbursement of the loan for Sociedad GNL Mejillones S.A. with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation under New York law.
Advised China Southern Power Grid International (CSGI), in its participation in a consortium for the operation and execution of the HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre Transmission Line Project (1,500 Km and 2,000 MW of capacity), for an amount of USD $1,500 MM.
Advised Sociedad Concesionaria de Los Lagos S.A., holder of the concession for the construction and operation of the toll road "Ruta Cinco Sur Tramo Río Bueno - Puerto Montt" in a financing granted by Banco de Chile for a total amount of US$100MM.
Advised Sociedad Concesionaria Américo Vespucio Oriente S.A. ("AVO") in a discrepancy before the Concessions Technical Panel regarding compensation for additional works in the construction of the Vespucio Oriente urban highway.
Advised Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) in the acquisition of an indirect participation in the LPG terminal project of Gasmar S.A. in the port of Quintero.
Advised Grupo Costanera in the renegotiation of the concession contracts with the Ministry of Public Works for its concessions of the Costanera Norte and Vespucio Sur urban highways.
Advised Australian multinational Ixom in the sale of all its businesses, operations and assets in Latin America. The sale included Ixom's operations in Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Colombia.
Advised group of foreign banks and life insurance companies as lenders in the accession to the financing of UK-based IMD Group, its acquired subsidiary Transmisión y Almacenamiento A Más S.A. (A+V), and in the granting of securities under Chilean law in connection with the financing.
Advised Colbún in the issuance and placement of bonds for USD$500 MM over a 10-year period, and in the acquisition of Colbún bonds already issued.
Advised Frontal Trust in the acquisition of the San Cristobal Tunnel and Américo Vespucio Norte concessions from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. The value of the transaction was USD$770MM.
Advised Southern Cross Group in obtaining financing from BBVA bank, currently Scotiabank Azul, for the acquisition of Ecobio S.A., which owns and operates a waste treatment and disposal center in Chillán Viejo.
Advised Sociedad Concesionaria Costanera Norte S.A. in the financing of complementary works of the Costanera Norte Highway in the city of Santiago, for a total amount of USD $400 MM.
Advised a group of foreign lenders in the accession to the financing and granting of securities by the Chilean subsidiary of Benchmark Holdings PLC, in the framework of a financing transaction involving a bond issue in Norway and a credit facility from the United Kingdom. The value of the transaction was USD$ 100 MM.
Advised a group of foreign banks led by DNB Bank in the granting of a security package in respect of assets of the Chile-based subsidiary of Benchmark Holdings PLC, in the framework of a financing granted abroad to the English company, including bonds and a credit line for a total amount of US$100MM.
Advised Sumitomo Chemical Chile in the design and implementation of a cross-border reorganization comprised of several tax-neutral spin-offs and mergers carried out under Delaware law, and a cross-border downstream merger between a U.S.-based company and Sumitomo Chemical Chile.
Advised Parque Arauco in the competitive bidding process and subsequent acquisition of an operational shopping center in Santiago, owned by Falabella.
Advised Walmart in the sale of its shopping mall business in Chile to Confuturo and Corpfuturo (insurance companies controlled by ILC). The value of the transaction was USD$ 650MM.
Advised NV Bekaert S.A. in the merger of its cable business with Bridon Group's Ropes Business, a subsidiary of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The value of the transaction was USD$ 1,200 MM.
Advised NV Bekaert S.A. in the reorganization process of its cable business in Chile.
Advised Grupo Saesa in the acquisition of the Cabo Leones Transmission Line, of more than 100 kilometers.
Advised the Inchalam group in the corporate reorganization of its cable business in Chile, Brazil, Peru and Canada.
Advised a consortium of foreign companies in the award and execution of the contract for the design of Hospital Sótero del Río, Hospital Puente Alto, and Hospital Félix Bulnes, all located in the city of Santiago.

Activities and memberships

Foreign associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, USA (2017-2018).
Professor of Commercial Law at the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile since 2015.
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Acknowledgments

Leaders League 2025: Banking & Finance; Banking & Finance: Project Finance
Recognized in Best Lawyers in Chile since 2024: Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.
Legal 500 - Latin America Chile 2026 - Recommended Lawyer: Banking and Finance; Corporate and M&A; Energy & Natural Resources: Electricity and hydrocarbons; Projects and Infrastructure.