Legal Alert
2026-08
The Order issued by the Santiago Court of Appeals and published on August 14, 2026, establishes objective and predetermined criteria for the composition of panels when one of their members is disqualified. It regulates the order of replacement among panels, the status and seniority
News
2026-08
We are pleased to announce that Ried|Fabres Abogados and its lawyers have been recognized by the 2027 Latin America Guide of Chambers and Partners in the areas of Capital Markets and Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded.
Legal Alert
2026-07
The new Law No. 21,828, published on July 23, requires certain companies to prepare and publish an annual gender equity report containing information on female workforce participation, gender pay gaps, women’s representation in leadership positions, and work-life balance measures. The obligation applies to companies with 200 or more employees, as well as companies with 50 or more employees operating in specific sectors. The report must be submitted to the Dirección del Trabajo each March.
Legal Alert
2026-07
SII Ruling No. 1,760-2026 clarifies when Chile’s taxing power is affected in international reorganizations and highlights that the SII may assess tax value when the contribution is made to entities that, under their local legislation, are exempt from keeping accounting records.
Legal Alert
2026-07
The bill proposes creating a specific criminal offence for the illicit trafficking of hydrobiological resources by incorporating a new Article 139 quater into the General Fisheries and Aquaculture Act. The initiative seeks to prosecute the chain of extraction, transportation, storage, false documentation, commercialization and market introduction of illegally sourced resources, and adds this offence to Law No. 20,393.
Legal Alert
2026-07
On June 24, 2026, Law No. 21,826 was published. Among its main amendments, replaces calendar-day deadlines with business days across different permit applications, introduces a formal admissibility review prior to the examination period, and establishes a structured chain of appeals against decisions issued by the Municipal Works Directorate.
Legal Alert
2026-07
The Superintendence of Pensions issued Exempt Resolution No. 842, dated June 15, 2026, approving the internal procedure for the formation of new Pension Fund Administrators (AFPs). The act formalizes the stages of analysis, authorization of existence, and approval of operation, in accordance with Decree Law No. 3,500, as amended by Law No. 21,735. The procedure establishes deadlines, responsible parties, and controls for each phase of the incorporation process.
Legal Alert
2026-07
Ministerial Order No. 2/2026, issued by the Ministry of National Assets, establishes the criteria and a unified framework for the administration and disposal of government-owned real estate in Chile. It consolidates the rules applicable to the various mechanisms for managing government property—sale, concession, lease, designation, easement, and regularization—by establishing framework definitions, limiting administrative discretion, and prioritizing public bidding as the standard procedure.
News
Our partner Salvador Barros Guzmán recently participated in the program Pasaporte al Futuro, where he joined Caterina Utili to discuss the key challenges and opportunities faced by business families, investors, and family offices when structuring their international presence.
News
2026-06
Ried Fabres Abogados advised private debt funds managed by Alza Group in financings granted to companies affiliated with SOCOVESA and Euro, for an amount exceeding US$20 million.
News
2026-06
Ried|Fabres advised Alza Mining Technology Fondo de Inversión on a new follow-on investment in Kinematics, a Chilean company developing semi-autonomous robots for underground mining. Transactions of this nature reflect the growing interest in technology-driven mining solutions, as well as Chile’s role as a platform for the development and scaling of MiningTech innovation with international growth potential.
News
2026-06
On June 9, Diario Financiero highlighted the activity of BTG Pactual Crédito Privado Fondo de Inversión, managed by BTG Pactual Chile, which has surpassed US$50 million in investments within just a few months, providing financing to a number of local companies. Our firm advised BTG on several of these transactions, participating in the structuring and execution of such financings.
Legal Alert
2026-06
Through General Rule No. 567 (NCG No. 567), the CMF established a consolidated regulatory framework aimed at modernizing the regulatory regime applicable to savings and credit cooperatives by bringing together in a single regulatory instrument both the rules already in force—previously scattered across various circulars—and the new provisions arising from the powers granted to the CMF under the Financial Resilience Law in this area.
Legal Alert
2026-06
The CMF published on June 1, 2026, two regulatory proposals that establish new reporting obligations for securities intermediaries and commodity exchange brokers, defining the information they must periodically submit to the CMF for prudential supervision purposes. Among other matters, they regulate the submission of information to determine business volume tier classification and to oversee compliance with the capital, guarantees, liquidity, and indebtedness requirements set forth in NCG 562.
News
2026-06
Ried|Fabres advised Invinsa on its acquisition of Torre Patio Apoquindo, a US$48 million transaction that marks the company’s entry into Santiago’s Class A office market.
Legal Alert
2026-05
The Financial Market Commission issued a new regulation that updates the minimum capital, guarantees, leverage, and liquidity requirements for securities and products intermediaries. This regulation incorporates a risk‑weighted assets approach, with the aim of ensuring that capital requirements are more appropriately aligned with the risks each entity assumes in its business activities, while also aligning the requirements and standards with those applicable to other entities supervised by the CMF.
News
2026-04
On April 30, 2026, Diario Constitucional published a letter to the editor written by our partner José Miguel Ried, entitled “CMF: Less Ambiguity, More Certainty.” The full letter is available at: https://lnkd.in/dxsmXQxr
News
2026-04
On April 28, Diario Financiero published an interview with our partners Cristián Fabres Ruiz and Ricardo Abogabir Correa regarding private debt and its implications for the Chilean market. The full article is available at the following link: https://lnkd.in/duxScJDm
News
2026-04
We are proud to have advised Alza Group on the recent capital raising of ROBOTIA, a strategic operation aimed at accelerating technological development applied to mining and its regional expansion, particularly in Peru.
News
We share the news published by Diario Constitucional about the merger between Ried Fabres Abogados and FirmaSur, an integration that marks a relevant milestone in the strategic development of our firm and that strengthens our presence in the south of the country.
News
We are proud to have advised BTG Pactual Asset Management on the $10 billion financing granted to Copeval S.A., the largest distributor of agricultural inputs in Chile.
News
Our team was present at Aquasur 2026, the leading aquaculture trade fair in the Southern Hemisphere, held in Puerto Varas, in the Los Lagos Region. The fair was a key forum for addressing topics such as technological innovation, sustainability, production efficiency, and the international projection of the aquaculture industry.
Legal Alert
2026-04
The Financial Market Commission issued new regulations adjusting the regulatory treatment of repo transactions and securitizations, further advancing the implementation of Basel III in Chile. The regulation introduces changes to capital requirements, risk transfer criteria, and the issuance of related instruments, operationally developing these markets and reducing relevant regulatory frictions.
Legal Alert
2026-04
The Chilean Pension Superintendency issued General Rule No. 361 on 27 March 2026, regulating the protected-return contribution under the Social Security Pension Scheme created by Law No. 21,735, as well as the pension security bond and the amortizable bond. The rule sets out operational requirements for the calculation, registration, custody, exchange, payment and treatment of special situations relating to these instruments.
