In recent years, Chilean state-owened oil company ENAP has embarked on something of a strategic overhaul. It set about prioritizing operational efficiency while also aggressively pursuing a policy to reduce […]
Category: 2024 Deals of the Year Awards
Corporate Liability Management of the Year – Telecom Argentina
Telecom Argentina has never been shy about raising capital for its investments, which have made it the dominant telecoms company in the country. But it has also been savvy in […]
Sustainable Sovereign Issuer of the Year – Federative Republic of Brazil
Brazilian issuers have been a driving force behind the unstoppable rise of sustainable bonds in Latin America. But one vital player in the market was long missing from action: the […]
Sovereign Liability Management of the Year – Republic of Peru
Peru pressed ahead in 2024 with its long-standing public debt strategy that again featured a significant multi-tiered liability management exercise – one of the largest in the region – aimed […]
Quasi-Sovereign High-Yield Bond of the Year – YPF
When Javier Milei ran for president in Argentina’s 2023 elections, he promised to sell off public enterprises, with the state-owned oil and gas company, YPF, at the top of his […]
Sustainable Corporate Issuer of the Year – Aegea
A company that helps to close the gap in access to clean water and sewage treatment within a population is likely to always find plenty of opportunities to raise sustainable […]
Corporate High-Yield Bond of the Year – Transportadora de Gas del Sur
Argentina’s Transportadora de Gas el Sur (TGS) rarely goes to the market – but when it does, it makes a splash. The company is Latin America’s largest pipeline operator, with […]
Investment Bank of the Year – Brazil – Itaú BBA
While Brazil’s equity markets might have surprised bankers on the downside in 2024, debt markets ended up showing more dynamism than many had expected. Cristiano Guimarães, the group head of […]
Corporate High-Grade Bond of the Year – Vale
The return last June of Brazilian mining giant Vale to the 30-year tenor in the international bond markets after a 12-year absence was significant enough; the seamless execution of the […]
Quasi-Sovereign High-Grade Bond of the Year – Codelco
Chilean mining giant Codelco is redoubling its efforts to boost copper production as it targets annual output of 1.7 million tons by the end of the decade – and it’s […]
