Sneak Preview: Mergers & Acquisitions in Mining Tech with Ivan Gustavino
In this sneak preview, Ax Legal’s Managing Partner Cody McFarlane speaks with Ivan Gustavino, Managing Director at Atrico, who has advised over 100 high-growth companies in mining, industrial tech, and software. With M&A activity heating up, Ivan breaks down what investors and buyers really look for in mining technology companies today.
One of the more common risk for companies operating in Chile is related to employment laws and obligations. A recent change from the last couple years is the requirement for companies to register all employment related agreements with the Labor office. This has added an extra administration burden that some companies may not be following.
Argentina is a country that has tremendous resources and human capital but it has been in a constant economic battle. Newly elected President, Javier Milei, wasted no time with introducing reforms. His bills and decrees days after being elected intend to slash public spending to bring it in line with revenues and to cut key subsidies
The potential of the Peruvian mining industry is attracting many foreign companies to the market who are looking to provide equipment, technology, and services. It also means that companies need to adapt to new labor laws which are quite generous to workers in comparison to North America or Australia. One of the specific areas that companies need to consider when doing business in Peru is is how employee profit sharing works.
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Chilean companies are required to have an employee handbook (Reglamento Interno) that covers health, safety, and internal policies. Within the employee handbook, there are certain areas that need to be covered. We provide a practical overview.
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