A second wave of industrialization is underway in Latin America, as multinationals exploit booming markets and a perceived reduction in political and economic risk.
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One Stop Shopping
UBS Pactual aims to be the one-stop shop for LatAm, and its efforts appear to paying off. The Swiss bank is a favorite in the LatinFinance investor survey.
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Pushing Local Capital Markets
The IFC broke new ground for the Brazilian corporate debt market in October with a debut issue in reais. Nina Shapiro, the multilateral’s treasurer, highlights the benefits.
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Reconstructing Odebrecht
Brazil’s foremost global engineering firm is restructuring itself and spinning off new ventures in energy, agriculture and real estate. Financing expertise will feed its success.
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Return to Paradise
RBC is preparing to buy back RBTT 20 years after it divested itself of the bank. It returns to find a powerful partner in a changed landscape.
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The Road Out
The Brazilian government has finally woken up to the transport crisis. Its October auction of seven concessions to maintain and improve federal highways was a blowout.
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US Treasury Appoints Veteran LatAm Banker
Brian O’Neill, an independent director of banks and companies formerly with JPMorgan, has joined the US Department of Treasury as deputy assistant secretary for the Western Hemisphere. The 54-year-old stepped […]
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Building a Pipeline
M&A deal flow slowed in the fourth quarter, but bankers report a healthy pipeline building for 2008, which some say could be as eventful as 2008.“For M&A I’m extremely optimistic,” […]
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Good, Bad and Ugly
October and November were studded with some of the year’s best and worst IPOs, setting the stage for a choppy first quarter. Investors continue to push back on illiquid issues, […]
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High Yield Wipes Out
Rough external market conditions claimed a slew of high-yield bond victims in November and December-January will be tricky as investors draw in their horns. Global risk aversion ticked higher amid […]