Marco Salgado

Marco Salgado

Partner
Latam Practice Subgroup Regional Leader, ESG
About

Marco Salgado has extensive experience of advising on mergers and acquisitions and other corporate matters. He acts for corporate investors and companies across various sectors, including consumer goods, infrastructure, and energy. He is the LatAm co-lead of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice and serves as head of the media, sport and entertainment practice in Chile.

Marco assists international companies in setting up their activities in the country and on their corporate matters. He has experience advising state-owned, public and private institutions on corporate governance and has also acted as lead counsel in local and international commercial arbitration and judicial cases, appearing before local and foreign courts with proceedings executed both in Chile and abroad.

 

EXPERIENCE

  • Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.: Advised the client, as borrower, in the structuring and execution of a US$ 803.1 million refinancing transaction for its portfolio of assets in Chile, through a US$ 710 million private placement green bond and a US$ 93.1 million credit agreement. This deal was recognized by Project Finance International as “2022 Americas Power Deal of the Year", as "Latin American Bond Deal of the Year 2022" by Proximo, and as "Bond of the Year" by LatinFinance 2023 Project & Infrastructure Finance. 
  • Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.: Advised in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Aela Generación S.A. and Aela Energía SpA, corresponding to a portfolio of 332 MW in three operating wind farms (Sarco, Cuel and Aurora) located in Chile for US$685.6 million.
  • Makros SpA: Advised on the structuring and execution of an asset purchase and sale agreement and business, under which the assets, clients and relevant contracts of Makros were transferred to Deloitte.
  • Colegium SpA: Advised Colegium SpA and Incremental SpA on signing a contract for the sale of assets and accompanying documents, by which Colegium SpA acquired the main assets of Incremental SpA. 
  • American Tower Corporation: Advised the client in the acquisition of Telxius Towers Latam Division, through the execution of a Share Purchase Agreement entered between American Tower International, Inc. and Telxius Telecom, S.A. over 100% of the share capital of Telxius Torres Latam, S.L.U.  This deal was awarded 2021 LatAm Deal of the Year by TTR (Transactional Track Record).
  • American Tower Corporation: Advised the client on the purchase of 30,722 telecommunication towers from Telefónica Group in Europe (Germany and Spain) and Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Peru).
  • Pharol: Advised the first online pharmacy in Chile in its strategic agreement with Fasa for the marketing of its products online.
  • L'Oréal Chile: Advised on corporate and commercial matters in Chile.
  • Infosys: Advised on corporate and commercial issues in Chile.
  • Inversiones Romy: Advised on corporate and commercial issues in Chile.
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • Law, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2003

     

    Master of Laws (LL.M.), School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2006

     

    Grotius Research Fellow, School of Law, The University of Michigan, 2010

     

    Master in Applied Philosophy, Universidad de los Andes, 2023

Awards

Chambers Global

  • Band 5, Chile Corporate/M&A (2023 – 2024)

Chambers Latin America

  • Band 5, Chile Corporate/M&A (2023 – 2024 – 2025)

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Recommended, Chile Corporate and M&A (2017 – 2019, 2021 – 2022, 2024)
  • Recommended, Latin America: International Firms Corporate and M&A (2019)
  • Recommended, Chile Dispute Resolution (2017 - 2018)
Additional Awards
  • Leaders league, highly recommendedCorporate M&A (2023)
  • Best Lawyers®, Corporate and M&A Law (2020 - 2024), Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice 2023-2024)
  • Latin Lawyer 250, Litigation (2019 - 2020), Highly Recommended (2021 - 2022)
  • Latin Lawyer National, Litigation (2019 - 2020)

Publications

Prior Experience

  • Teaching assistant “International Business Transactions”, School of Law, University of Miami, 2011
  • Faculty Leader and Academic Mentor of LawWithoutWalls, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Miami, School of Law, 2013 to date
  • Academic Secretary and Professor of Corporate Governance Diploma, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2008 to date
  • Professor of "Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Governance", "Final Case Seminar", "Mergers and Acquisitions" and "Graduation Seminar", LL.M, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2013 to date
  • Professor of “Corporate Governance” of INIDEM Business Law School, Panama City, Panamá, 2015 to date
  • Professor of “Corporate Governance”, Diploma in Compliance and Good Corporate Practice, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2014 to date
  • Professor of “Corporate Governance” in the Diploma in Probity and Good Governance, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2014 to date

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Chilean Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Chile A.G.)
  • Lead Faculty of the PUC
  • Academic Mentor, Law Without Walls Program, University of Miami Law School

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