Argentina diversified its investor base and pushed the boundaries with a surprising 100-year bond
Category: 2017 Deals of the Year Awards
Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year – Duke Energy
Rapidly executed, quantifiably large, and attractive to all parties, the sale is the most noteworthy cross-border M&A of the year
Domestic M&A Deal of the Year – Grupo Argos
The Colombian conglomerate executed a novel strategic acquisition that left it well-positioned to participate in one of Latin America’s deepest infrastructure pipelines
Syndicated Loan of the Year – Cemex
The Mexican cement maker taps a wide range of banks in a well-timed transaction
Financing Innovation of the Year – Vista Oil & Gas
The energy firm secured commitments from a wide array of investors to price an oversubscribed IPO and introduce a new asset class to Latin America
Restructuring of the Year – SunEdison
Sale helped maximize SunEdison’s Latin America assets, a key pledge by its CFO in bankruptcy filings
Structured Financing Deal of the Year – GE & YPF
Two thermal plants not only raised financing in the Argentine market, they also paved the way for additional issuers
Trade Finance Deal of the Year – Vicentin
A deal involving one of Argentina’s largest agricultural exporters highlights improving conditions for trade financing in South America’s third-largest economy
Corporate Issuer of the Year – Pemex
In an effort to reduce dollar debt, Peru explored the Euroclear market and international investors lined up
Law Firm of the Year: Latin America – Cleary Gottlieb
Healthy financing demands from Mexico to Brazil called for innovative legal advice
