Summary of Career

Gonzalo Delaveau obtained his law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1987) and a graduate certificate from the Academy of American and International Law, International and Comparative Law Center of the Southwestern Legal Foundation in Dallas, Texas (1993). Mr. Delaveau has extensive experience with complex, innovative corporate, financial and commercial transactions on both domestic and international markets. He also has expertise with projects in the energy, mining, public concessions and natural resource areas. Among his multiple roles, he has led teams specializing in mutual funds, investment funds, venture capital funds as well as real estate, agricultural, mining and forestry funds, both local and foreign; registration of foreign mutual funds, investment funds and ETFs on the Chilean Offshore Exchange and approval of foreign investment securities by the CCR and Superintendency of Pensions. He is also an expert on securitization and led the first transactions with credit portfolios using a revolving mechanism and other complex financing deals.

Prior to joining our firm, he served as of-counsel at Aninat Schwencke y Cía.(2012-2014) and was a partner at Guerrero, Olivos, Novoa y Errázuriz (2000-2012). Before that, he worked as chief counsel for the corporate area at The Chase Manhattan Bank in Santiago, Chile, and as an associate at Ossandón, Uribe y Hübner.

Important Recent Transactions

• Structuring, registration and approval of Aela Energía, a foreign venture capital investment fund that will invest more than US$ 700 million in renewable energy projects in Chile in partnership with Mainstream.
• Structuring and investment agreement to develop the Río Rocín hydroelectric power plant with 30 MW capacity.
• Negotiating the sale of Luval S.A., an important importer and distributor of lubricants in Chile.
• Negotiating an investment agreement and shareholder agreement for developing digital television in Paraguay.

Awards and Honors

• Recognized as a Leading Lawyer in the areas of corporate, M&A, capital markets, energy and natural resource law by Chambers Latin America.
• Outstanding Lawyer in banking, finance and energy LACCA (2014).
• • Outstanding Lawyer on Latin Lawyer 250 (LL250) in banking, finance, energy and mining. Specifically, the ranking describes him as "very responsive and knowledgeable and able to understand the US point of view." The publication also states, "He stands out for his knowledge and experience on regulation on pension funds, securities law and investment fund regulation. He is a very hard-working guy, committed to assisting his clients 24/7."
• Recognized by Best Lawyers (2014)

Academia, Publications and Seminars

• He has taught masters level courses on modern contracts at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and on regulated markets at Universidad del Desarrollo.
• He has contributed to or authored several publications including the chapter on Chile in Global Insight Energy 2014.
• •He is a frequent panelist at legal seminars, meetings and conferences within Chile and abroad. Some of his recent appearances include the regional meeting of the International Bar Association (IBA) in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in March 2014, where he spoke on "Infrastructure Challenges" and the IBA's 2013 Annual Conference in Boston where he talked on public-private initiatives for the sanitation industry

Professional Affiliations

• Vice Chairman of Chile Transparente, the Chilean chapter of Transparency International.
• Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
• Member of the International Bar Association and its Water Law Committee.
• Member of the American Bar Association.

Languages: Spanish and English.