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Description
Antonio is the Head of the Tax Department at A/C/R. He has extensive experience advising domestic and foreign clients on personal and corporate tax planning, local and international tax consulting, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment transactions, financing, wealth management, and tax litigation.
Before joining A/C/R, he worked as a senior associate at Carey & Cía. and PwC Luxembourg, where he was part of the international taxation and wealth management team.
In the academic field, he has served as a professor in the Diploma in International Economic Law at the University of Chile, visiting professor at Maastricht University (Brussels, 2023) in the postgraduate course on International and European Tax Law, and teaching assistant for Tax Law I and II at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has also published in the U.S. specialized journal Tax Notes and participated as a panelist in various tax conferences.
He is a member of the International Fiscal Association and the Chilean Bar Association.
Practice Areas
Taxes
Studies
2022 - LL.M in International and European Taxation, Maastricht University, Netherlands.
2019 - Master in Tax Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2015 - Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Relevant Experience
· A leading global renewable energy developer, on the implementation of the financial restructuring of its portfolio of 10 non-conventional renewable energy projects (over 1,300 MW in total), financed under a project finance structure with several banking syndicates.
· An international construction materials group, on the acquisition of a controlling take in a major local company specializing in steel-based building products, strengthening its presence in Latin America and expanding its capabilities in the construction materials industry.
· A regional retail conglomerate with operations across Latin America, on the acquisition of a supermarket chain in Chile.
· A publicly listed technology company headquartered in Israel, on the acquisition of a leading Latin American digital analytics and marketing intelligence firm.
· Several high-net-worth individuals and families, on tax matters related to the structuring and management of their wealth (wealth management) in Chile and abroad.
· A local investment group, on the negotiation and acquisition of the full participation held by a foreign investment fund in a Chilean gaming and entertainment operator with casinos located in several cities across the country.
· A Chilean securitization entity, on the structuring and issuance of a securitized bond backed by current and future receivables of a local financial and retail company.
· A multinational renewable energy company, on a financing of up to USD 289 million for the construction, development, and operation of a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) with an installed capacity of 200 MWh.
· Several renewable energy companies, on asset reorganizations for various purposes, including asset sales, business line separations, liability optimization, and corporate restructuring, as well as on obtaining VAT exemptions and VAT refunds for the import and construction of capital goods in Chile.
· Multiple local and foreign companies, on the structuring and financing of their investments in Chile, as well as on local and cross-border reorganizations.
· Several international digital service providers, on the tax and compliance aspects related to their operations in Chile.
· Various companies, on determining the tax treatment of employee incentive plans, including performance-based bonuses and stock option programs.
· Numerous multinational and local clients across various industries -construction, banking, mining, forestry, infrastructure, retail, and energy- on ongoing tax advisory matters and specific tax planning and restructuring projects.
