Water security sits at the heart of El Salvador’s most ambitious sovereign liability management exercise to date, a landmark $1 billion debt-for-nature swap that combines balance sheet relief with long-term […]
Author Archives: LatinFinance Awards
Investment Bank of the Year: Colombia
Colombia’s capital markets remained active despite political noise and pre-election volatility, and Goldman Sachs distinguished itself by leading the country’s most complex sovereign financings while delivering record-setting corporate issuance and […]
Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year
Mexico’s El Puerto de Liverpool has built its reputation on patience. Founded in 1847, the retailer has expanded steadily for nearly 180 years, assembling a nationwide platform of more than […]
Law Firm of the Year: Colombia
Law firms nearing their centenary often trade on tradition and reputation. Colombia’s Brigard Urrutia does that too — but it is innovation that now defines the firm’s edge. Founded in […]
Financial Institutions Sustainable Deal of the Year
A carefully timed return to the international capital markets, combined with a clear social mandate and robust execution, sees Caixa Econômica Federal’s $700 million social bond — which wins the […]
Equity House of the Year
Equity capital markets in Latin America remained selective and fragile in 2025. Liquidity was concentrated in a small number of issuers, volatility persisted in Brazil and most markets saw only […]
IPO of the Year
After years of preparation and delay, JBS’s arrival on the New York Stock Exchange last June marked one of the most consequential equity transactions ever executed by a Latin American […]
Sustainable Issuer of the Year – Corporate
Mexico’s Fibra UNO will mark its fifteenth anniversary in 2026 as Latin America’s largest real estate investment trust, a position built not only through scale but also through an early […]
Law Firm of the Year: Brazil
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 […]
Sovereign Bond of the Year
Mexico set the tone for global emerging-market issuance in 2025 with a record-breaking $8.5 billion triple-tranche US dollar bond that combined scale, precision and impeccable timing. Executed in the first […]
