Latin American companies are two a penny, but opportunistic private equity investors are nowhere to be seen. Investors are still struggling to extricate themselves from dodgy deals they made in the 1990s and even wonder if they still have a role in the region.
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Is Unity on the Horizon?
Global competition and rising poverty in Central America mean the region has little choice but to join forces. Now, presidents of the region’s five countries are set to sign a new trade agreement with the US.
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Looking for an Upturn
Panama’s economy ran out of steam four years ago and it is struggling to meet deficit targets. The country is looking for new sources of economic fuel but it needs a major boost soon.
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MarketWatch
Fund Plunge Latin America’s asset management business suffered a nasty reverse in the second half of last year, according to data released in April by Latin Asset Management, a consultancy. […]
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A Cure for Argentina’s Sickness
Argentina is not on the mend. The outcome of April’s presidential elections fought with traditional weapons – populism, patronage and partisanship – holds little hope for a meaningful recovery. It […]
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Oil on Troubled Waters
Latin American oil companies are in fashion with investors because they produce valuable, dollar-priced, exportable commodity. The region’s state-owned oil companies hope to sell over $10 billion in debt this year. But there are considerable risks in buying into a volatile and politically explosive industry.
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Advise, Protect and Transact
Private bankers can no longer earn a living applying traditional tools to rich Latin Americans. The new approach to wealth management requires banks to provide more sophisticated financial solutions and products.
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Business & Banking
Enersis Restructures In May, Chilean power company Enersis and its subsidiary Endesa-Chile successfully restructured $2.33 billion in commercial bank debt with 32 banks. Enersis is majority-owned by the Spanish power […]
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Peso Market’s Power Bond
Mexico’s electricity commission issues a bond backed by receivables from its corporate customers. The bond is the first unsecured asset-backed bond from a government entity.