Recuperating markets played to the strengths of JPMorgan, globally one of the few banks to emerge stronger from crisis. The shift to high yield presents a challenge.
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BEST PROJECT FINANCE DEAL
Securing $1.34 billion in 10-year money through a quasi-syndication in a year when even high quality five-year projects in Chile struggle is a major feat.
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BEST M&A HOUSE
When the global economy plummeted, investment banks withered and company valuations dropped, Credit Suisse braved the storm, proving its ability to get deals done in the worst of conditions.
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BEST STRUCTURED FINANCING
When regulators stepped in to set guidelines for quasi-equity structures sold in Mexico’s domestic bond market, a new asset class was born.
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BEST LOAN HOUSE
Santander has demonstrated in the past 14 months that it has what it takes to weather a downturn and remain an active lender.
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BEST TRADE FINANCE DEAL
In a tough year for trade finance, leading borrower América Móvil proved that diversification to the east is not just for rogue governments strapped for cash.
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BEST CORPORATE BOND
In April, Telemar struck with the first benchmark-sized bond from a non quasi-sovereign LatAm corporate.
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BEST SOVEREIGN ISSUER
Brazil brought the first sovereign bond of 2009 – on the same day as Colombia – though credit for reopening emerging markets goes to Mexico’s daring 2019 three weeks before in mid-December.
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BEST SOVEREIGN BOND
In a dazzling display of all it has achieved this decade, Mexico cracked open international bond markets for EM issuers just before Christmas 2008 with a tightly priced $2 billion 10-year benchmark that took out much of 2009 funding needs.
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BEST QUASI SOVEREIGN BOND
It had been two years since a non-sovereign entity has issued bonds from Colombia, a country whose economic and security improvements landed it near the top of many EM investor wish lists.