Author Archives: LatinFinance Awards

Gruma $800m 10- & 30-year Bond Offering Banorte $1.5bn Tier 1 Capital Notes Issuance Kallpa Kallpa $700m 10-year Bond Issuance La Caisse/Verene Energia Acquisition of Equatorial Transmissão

At its core, the Los Pelambres desalination financing was not about building pipes and pumps. It was about redesigning how a mining company could be financed. Antofagasta Minerals’ $2 billion […]

Mexico reaffirmed its position as Latin America’s pre-eminent sovereign issuer in 2025 through a year-long program defined not just by volume, but by innovation, strategic intent and execution across markets, […]

Sustainable finance in Brazil has moved from a niche product set to a defining pillar of capital markets and project finance. Over the past year, issuers, banks and sponsors have […]

Latin America’s loan markets in 2025 faced tighter financial conditions than bond markets, as higher base rates and geopolitical uncertainty dampened risk appetite and pushed borrowers to prioritize strategic financings […]

Latin America’s bond markets regained momentum in 2025 after several years defined by volatile issuance windows, inflation concerns and shifting investor risk appetite. Sovereigns returned in size, corporates reopened curves […]

São Paulo-based Pinheiro Neto secures the Law Firm of the Year in Brazil award for the second consecutive year, underscoring its ability to dominate complex capital markets and restructuring mandates […]

Chile’s pulp and paper heavyweight CMPC is a familiar name in LatinFinance’s Deals of the Year lineup. In 2025, the company returned with a transaction that broke new ground both […]

JP Morgan’s dominance of Mexico’s investment banking market over the awards period was both quantitative and qualitative. Ranked number one in wallet share league tables, the firm captured a 17.5% […]

Prosus’ $1.7 billion all-cash acquisition of Despegar underscores how decisively the Dutch technology investor has made Latin America central to its global growth strategy.  Announced in December 2024 and completed […]