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Yearly Archives: 2008
The 2nd Annual Real Estate Finance in Latin America Seminar
Real estate finance in Latin America is booming. Growth, economic stability and financial innovation are spurring investment in real estate development projects throughout Latin America. Mexico and Brazil are the leaders in a market that expands through most of Central and South America and into the Caribbean.
The 8th Euromoney/LatinFinance Caribbean Investment Forum
Since 2001, the Caribbean Investment Forum’s reputation and audience have grown year on year and it is now the most important annual forum for financial and business leaders in the Caribbean to meet and discuss the strategic agenda for this growing region. Since the Forum began, it has been making a strong case for the Caribbean to be seen as an attractive and profitable investment destination. Alongside this promotional objective, the Forum has been instrumental in influencing regional and global opinion on the viability of the CSME, the unique nature of Caribbean economies and the strategic importance of the Caribbean to the wider world.
The PPPs in Mexico Summit
This seminar is designed to enable public-sector officials, financiers, sponsors, investors, concessionaires and operators, EPCs, financiers and monolines to engage in up-to-the-minute analysis of the peculiarities of this rapidly growing & evolving segment, and the financing and investment opportunities it presents.
Mid-Caps Make Strides
LatAm mid-cap banks have become much more dynamic, raising their game in ethics, sustainability and corporate governance. But there is still a wide gulf in standards.
Revamping in Good Times
Trinidad and Tobago’s oil and gas companies are taking advantage of high energy prices to invest in the future. NGC alone plans to spend around $500 million.
Riding Out the Waves
There is increasing demand for tourism project development funds, particularly in Brazil. But the shutdown of the high yield market has forced developers to look harder for cash.
SHF Stays the Course
Mexican mortgage agency SHF is sticking around to shepherd the market through troubled times. This brings temporary relief, but the private sector wants to lead.
Unearthing Stressed Debt Opportunity
A significant number of LatAm corporate bonds show signs of stress, mainly due to contagion from developed markets. Investors must be selective and disciplined to exploit the opportunity.
Vale and Xstrata Part Reluctantly
Brazil’s Vale has terminated talks on a takeover of Swiss miner Xstrata that could have generated a record $90 billion in M&A volume. Optimism among investors and bankers was running high for a deal up until late March, when they jointly announced a termination.
