Chile’s Claro y Cía, established in 1880, is no stranger to complex M&A. In 2010 it acted as legal counsel for LAN Airlines in its merger with Brazil’s TAM that promises to be the largest airline in the region.
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BEST QUASI-SOVEREIGN BOND
Brazil’s BNDES has become a regular in the DCM after returning in 2008 from a 10-year hiatus.
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BEST CORPORATE ISSUER
América Móvil (AMX) is a frequent star of LatAm issuance, beloved by investors despite its razor thin spread and feared by bankers for its rigorous execution standards.
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BEST CORPORATE BOND
Southern Copper Corporation (SCC) saw jumbo demand for a $1.5 billion April 2010 issue of new 10 and 30-year bonds, which were tightly priced but still traded up.
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BEST SYNDICATED LOAN
At a time when the syndicated loan market was still thawing from a deep, crisis-driven freeze, Americas Mining Corporation (AMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupo México, provided an encouraging sign.
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BEST CORPORATE LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
After suffering derivative losses in the 2008-2009 crisis, Brazil’s Aracruz Celulose was purchased by Votorantim Celulose e Papel.
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BEST LOCAL CURRENCY FINANCING
Colombia paved the way for LatAm issuers in April with an $800 million 2021 equivalent global TES bond. It braved the market to issue the first global local currency deal from LatAm since 2007, according to Dealogic.
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BEST PRIMARY EQUITY ISSUE
Investors could be forgiven for forgetting that Mexico had an equity market, or at least one with new issuers.
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BEST PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL
In June, UK-based private equity giant Apax Partners, through its Dethalas vehicle, closed on its first investment in Brazil.
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BEST FOLLOW-ON EQUITY
Love it or hate it, there was no avoiding the giant, black, viscous elephant in the room of LatAm equity last year.