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Investment Bank of the Year-Latin America//Loan House of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: JP M0rgan
With strong performance across asset classes in Latin American capital markets, JP Morgan picks up the award for Investment Bank of the Year.
According to Dealogic data, in the 12 months to October 2021, JP Morgan ranked second in the region in total bonds, […]
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M&A House of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: BTG Pactual
Latin American M&A deals reached $144.1 billion in the year to October 2021, compared to $64.5 billion in the previous 12-month period, according to data from Dealogic.
Amid this unprecedented surge in deal-making, one firm stood out for a level of activity unmatched by its competitors. […]
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Bond House of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Citi
In a year of frenetic activity in the bond markets, one firm stands out not only for the volume of transactions it led, but for the range and sophistication of those deals.
In the year to October 2021, Citi was bookrunner on $20.6 billion in bond deals, […]
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Law Firm of the Year-Latin America
Year: 2021
Winner: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
When it comes to its regional footprint, Cleary has few rivals among international law practices in Latin America.
The New York-based firm acted as an advisor on a number of deals recognized in this year’s Deals of the Year awards. […]
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Law Firm of the Year-Andes
Year: 2021
Winner: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
New York-based Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is Law Firm of the Year in the Andes, having advised on some of the most noteworthy transactions in the region over the past year.
Among the standout deals the firm advised on was the Republic of Chile’s CLP1.6 trillion social bond issue in the domestic market, […]
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Law Firm of the Year-Brazil
Year: 2021
Winner: Pinheiro Neto
Pinheiro Neto advised on some of the most remarkable transactions in Brazil last year, including several winning Deals of the Year.
Among other deals, the São Paulo- based practice – which wins the award for Law Firm of the Year Brazil – was involved in the acquisition of Biosev by Raízen (Domestic M&A Deal of the Year winner), […]
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Financing Innovation of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Mexico’s $4 billion Federal Structured Financing of States (FEIEF)
Mexico’s government decided early this century to set up a stabilization fund that would guarantee the flow of resources for subnational governments.
The fund, FEIEF, was created in 2006. The government had no way of knowing then that it would be tapped quickly when the global financial crisis hit two years later. […]
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Equity Follow-On of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Banco Inter R$5.5 billion Follow-On Offering
Banco Inter has never been shy when it comes to tapping capital markets for funds to grow its business. The Brazilian online bank wins the award for Equity Follow-On of the Year for launching a R$5.5 billion deal that enabled the entry of a big new partner in its capital structure. […]
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IPO of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Rede D’or R$11.4 Billion IPO
In December 2020, healthcare group Rede D’Or debuted in Brazil’s equity markets in a deal that set the tone for what would subsequently be a record-breaking half-year for IPOs in the country.
None of the flurry of deals that followed, […]
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Private Equity Deal of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: KKR Acquisition of Telefonica Fiber Assets in Chile and Colombia
The digital future has arrived – and Latin America is scrambling to catch up with the technological demands of the new age.
This evolving reality is creating opportunities for landmark transactions across the region. […]
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FI Deal of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Itaú Unibanco $500 million 2031 Sustainability Tier 2 Notes
The winner of the award for Financial Institutions Deal of the Year is a bond that managed to boost the capital adequacy of the issuer while enhancing its reputation for sustainability.
Markets reacted positively last January when Itaú Unibanco launched its $500 million, […]
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ESG Deal of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Interchile $1.2 billion 2056 Green Notes
What better way to mark a company’s debut in the global capital markets than by issuing a bond that wins the most hotly contested category in this year’s Deals of the Year Awards?
This is precisely what Chile’s Interchile achieved with $1.2 billion worth of senior secured green notes that earned the company the award for ESG Deal of the Year, […]
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Structured Financing of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Metro de Panamá $2 billion ECA-covered Notes Issuance Facility
Big construction projects in Panama are almost always associated with the eponymous canal, but the country’s expanding Metro system in Panama City, the capital, is on track to pass it.
Lines 1 and 2 of the system, […]
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Restructuring of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Cinépolis $1.6 billion Loan Restructuring
2020 was poised to be a blockbuster year for movie ticket sales, which had just broken the $100 billion mark for the first time the year prior, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. But then the bottom fell out of the industry when the pandemic gripped the world. […]
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Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: State Grid International Acquisition of Naturgy Stake in CGE
China’s State Grid International Development Company expanded its global reach last year, sealing a deal to acquire Chile’s largest power utility from Spain’s Naturgy.
A deal involving companies from three countries, […]
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Domestic M&A Deal of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Raízen Acquisition of Biosev
The acquisition of Brazilian ethanol producer Biosev by renewable energy group Raízen, which finally closed in August 2021, was months in the making. The deal saw Raízen purchase 100% of the company previously owned by commodities trader Louis-Dreyfus Company (LDC) which was facing severe financial challenges at the time. […]
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Syndicated Loan of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Coppel MXN40 Billion Sustainability-linked Loan
Mexico’s Coppel Group celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2021 by adding retail stores and expanding its newest merchandise line, motorcycles.
The privately held company finished the year with more than 1,600 stores throughout Mexico and plans to push past the 2,000-store mark midway through the decade. […]
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Corporate Liability Management of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Petrobras Liability Management Program
Petrobras has worked hard to improve its debt profile in recent years – and a flurry of activity over the past year secured the Brazilian oil giant’s win for Corporate Liability Management of the Year.
By taking advantage of volatile markets and working tirelessly both with trading desk daily operations and large bond issuances, […]
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Corporate High-Yield Bond of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Mercado Libre Inaugural USD and Sustainable Bond Issuance
E-commerce giant Mercado Libre had been the focus of equity investors for some time before it decided to tap international debt markets for the first time in January 2021.
Traders on bond desks were no less warm to the charms of the company. […]
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Corporate High-Grade Bond of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Femsa Euro-denominated Sustainability-linked Bond
It’s always big news when Femsa, Mexico’s bottling and retail giant, comes to market with a bond.
It was even bigger news in April 2021, because Femsa issued a euro-denominated bond in two tranches, one for €700 million due in 2028 and another for €500 million due in 2033. […]
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Subnational Deal of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Province of Buenos Aires $7.1 billion Restructuring
Buenos Aires, Argentina’s largest province, plans on adding more than $4 billion to its infrastructure and social investment in the coming years.
The fresh cash is the result of a long negotiation with a vast array of creditors to restructure and exchange the province’s debt. […]
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Quasi-Sovereign Bond of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Tocumen Airport $1.85 billion 2041 & 2061 Notes Offering
The Panamanian government’s Tocumen International Airport is no stranger to the international bond market, regularly issuing paper to finance expansions.
While its placements have always gained attention, its dual-tranche deal in August 2021 was a cut above the rest. […]
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Sovereign Liability Management of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Dominican Republic Inaugural DOP 116.8 billion Local Notes Offering
The Dominican Republic made a splash mid-way through 2021 – but it was not at one of the country’s famed beaches.
The government launched its first local liability management in peso-denominated bonds. […]
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Sovereign Bond of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Republic of Peru $4 billion Multi-Tranche Issuance
Future historians in Peru will look back at 2020 as a year of dramatic economic and political upheaval.
The country had three presidents in the span of one week in November 2020 and was pummeled by the pandemic, […]
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Sustainable Borrower of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Suzano
Brazilian pulp and paper firm Suzano has been a mainstay of sustainable bond issuance since the mid-2010s. It lived up to its long-standing reputation in 2021 by issuing a couple of bold ESG-themed bonds – and also added a sustainable loan to the mix. […]
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Corporate Issuer of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: CEMEX
Monumental. Not a word often associated the bond market, but it was used last year to describe an issuance by Mexico’s Cemex.
Cemex went to the market twice in 2021, first in January with a $1.75 billion bond that earned the “monumental” tag from Mizuho. […]
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Local Currency Deal of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: CLP 1.6 Trillion Debt Offering
Chile’s credentials as a world-class sovereign issuer need little introduction. But its consistency as a trailblazer in sustainable financing sets it apart – and not only in the region.
Despite a turbulent political backdrop over the past two years, […]
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Sovereign Issuer of the Year
Year: 2021
Winner: Republic of Chile
Chile’s credentials as a world-class sovereign issuer need little introduction. But its consistency as a trailblazer in sustainable financing sets it apart – and not only in the region.
Despite a turbulent political backdrop over the past two years, […]
2021 Deals of the Year Awards
