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.
Although they have existed for decades, employee stock options are a new concept for many Chilean companies, startups, and employees. The tide is changing though. There is increasingly more interest from foreign and local companies who are wanting to provide their Chilean employees with stock options.
It has been 18 months since the digital service tax was implemented in Chile. The Chilean tax office has recently released an update on the amount of taxes that has been collected since it started. Check out our post this week to find out how much.
Foreign companies who establish a subsidiary in Chile need to decide on how they will fund the new operation. We provide some practical details that are important for companies to consider on funding the entity using debt and/or equity.
Transfer pricing poses a significant risk to companies who are operating internationally since many countries are looking at these arrangements to ensure that profits are not being shifted to lower tax jurisdictions unfairly. It is important that companies understand how transfer pricing works in every country they are operating in.
The Chilean presidential primaries took place over the weekend. When the polls closed and the votes were counted last Sunday, two new candidates emerged. Check out our brief overview of their platforms.
VAT is an important consideration in Chile given that it is 19%. We help companies understand how to manage this unique situation, particularly in contracts where different services may be provided and when some of those services may be exempt of VAT.